Rescuers work to restore a blocked road after mountain torrents in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
LANZHOU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, leaving 10 dead and 33 missing as of 3:30 p.m. Friday, local authorities said.
Torrential rain began pounding Yuzhong, which is under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital city of Lanzhou, and other areas of Lanzhou on Thursday evening, with the maximum precipitation reaching 220.2 mm by noon Friday. Several townships in Yuzhong have been seriously affected.
At about 2 p.m. Friday, Xinhua reporters saw floodwater mixed with uprooted trees blocking the roads near Xinglong Primary School in Chengguan Township, with mud deposits more than 30 cm deep in some sections. Along the roadside, many vehicles lay damaged, while furniture from the ground floors of some houses had been swept to their doorsteps.
More than 2,700 rescue personnel have been dispatched by provincial authorities, along with 980 vehicles and pieces of machinery, and 8,530 sets of emergency supplies.
Search and rescue efforts for the missing, infrastructure repairs, and the evacuation and resettlement of affected residents are underway. ■
Rescuers work to restore a blocked road after mountain torrents in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
Rescuers work to restore a blocked road after mountain torrents in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
Rescuers work to restore a blocked road after mountain torrents in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of mountain torrents and lead rescue vehicles to enter the area in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
Rescuers work to restore a blocked road after mountain torrents in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of mountain torrents and lead rescue vehicles to enter the area in Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Mountain torrents since Thursday in northwest China’s Gansu Province have left 10 people dead and 33 missing. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County. (Photo by Jin Wangui/Xinhua)
