Flooding kills at least nine in China's Chongqing, state media says

A number of neighbourhoods and ‌villages in the district of Yongchuan were severely hit by sudden, extreme rainfall overnight on ⁠Saturday, ​state ⁠media reported earlier. Dozens of people were killed earlier last week ⁠when a belt of intense rainfall swept ⁠across ⁠large areas of central and southwestern China.

The ​death toll ​from flooding in ‌southwestern China's ​Chongqing has risen to nine and ‌11 people are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster CCTV reported ‌on Monday. A number of neighbourhoods and ‌villages in the district of Yongchuan were severely hit by sudden, extreme rainfall overnight on ⁠Saturday, ​state ⁠media reported earlier. Three deaths were confirmed on ⁠Sunday.

The rainfall caused flash floods and ​landslides in the area and more than ⁠2,000 residents have been relocated, the ⁠state-run Xinhua ​news agency said. Dozens of people were killed earlier last week ⁠when a belt of intense rainfall swept ⁠across ⁠large areas of central and southwestern China.