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Rain-Triggered Flood Kills 6 in Northwest China

Six people were killed after a rain-triggered flood in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, local authorities said.

Intense short-term rainfall hit Shinaihai Township in Gonghe County, causing a road culvert in the township to be destroyed by flooding, China’s emergency management department said, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Search and rescue efforts are underway, and follow-up work is ongoing.

Source: Qatar News Agency