Twenty people have died and five are missing after rains
triggered floods and landslides in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local government officials
said on Friday.
Floods, landslides and rock-mud occurred throughout the county
from Monday to Thursday, according to the provincial civil affairs
department.
About 3,000 people were evacuated and almost 900,000 were
affected by the continuous downpours.
A landslide buried three villagers at around 1:30 PM on Friday
in Yun County. One has been rescued and taken to hospital while
more than 60 rescuers are still searching the other two.
Floods, hail and rock-mud flows have left at least 170 dead and
10 missing in Yunnan this summer.
The provincial meteorological station has forecast the rainy
weather will end on Saturday.
More than 800 Chinese are dead or missing after natural
disasters this year.
(Xinhua News Agency August 4, 2007)