China Flash Floods Kill at Least 10 People in Gansu Province, 33 Missing

Torrential rains flood Gansu’s Yuzhong County and has left at least 10 dead, 33 missing, and more than 4,000 people stranded in villages.
China Flash Floods Kill at Least 10 People in Gansu Province, 33 Missing
Rescue workers search for survivors after a flash flood in Yuzhong County, in China's northwest Gansu Province, on Aug. 8, 2025. -/AFP via Getty Images
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Flash floods killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing in Gansu Province’s Yuzhong County as heavy rains batter northwestern China, according to local authorities.

Starting on the evening of Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. local time, the torrential rains hit Yuzhong County, bringing the total rainfall over the two days to 220.2 millimeters (about 8.7 inches), Ju Hongwen, spokesperson of the provincial emergency department in Gansu, said at a news conference on Aug. 8.