Rescue workers search for survivors after a flash flood in Yuzhong County, in China’s northwest Gansu Province, on Aug. 8, 2025. -/AFP via Getty Images
Flash floods killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing in Gansu Province’s Yuzhong County as heavy rains batter northwestern China, according to local authorities.
Starting on the evening of Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. local time, the torrential rains hit Yuzhong County, bringing the total rainfall over the two days to 220.2 millimeters (about 8.7 inches), Ju Hongwen, spokesperson of the provincial emergency department in Gansu, said at a news conference on Aug. 8.
