At Least 21 Killed in Mudslide in Northwestern China City

At Least 21 Killed in Mudslide in Northwestern China City
The aftermath of a mudslide in Weiziping village of Luanzhen township on the outskirts of Chang'an district, Xi'an of northwestern China's Shaanxi Province on Aug. 12, 2023. Zou Jingyi/Xinhua via AP
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At least 21 people were killed and six others are missing from the mudslide triggered by heavy rain on the outskirts of the northwestern Chinese city of Xi’an, local authorities said on Sunday.

The mudslide and a flash flood Friday evening also damaged a highway and knocked out power to 900 households, the Xi’an Emergency Management Bureau said on its social media account.