Landslides in southwest China yesterday destroyed homes and caused a highway bridge to collapse, killing at least two people and leaving about 17 others missing, authorities said.
“Local mountain torrents and landslides” swept away part of Ridi village in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China Central Television (CCTV) said.
The disasters killed two people and left 12 missing, CCTV reported, adding that “the disaster situation is undergoing further verification.”
In a separate statement, Garze’s local government said that “a sudden mountain torrent and landslide” caused a highway tunnel bridge to collapse along the highway between Kangding and Luding.
As of 11am, officials had confirmed that at least three vehicles had plunged off the road, carrying six people.
“One person has been rescued and five are missing,” the government wrote on social media.
“At present, multiple rescue forces have arrived at the scene to carry out their work,” it added.
It was not immediately clear whether the two incidents were related.
Traffic was suspended along stretches of two highways in Garze, the government said in a further statement.
Garze lies in a mountainous area at the foothills of the Himalayas and has a large Tibetan population.
China has seen a string of natural disasters this summer, many linked to extreme weather.
State media reported Friday that the death toll from another highway bridge collapse in northern Shaanxi Province last month had risen from 12 to 38, with 24 still missing.
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