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21 killed in northwest China flash flood

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A flash flood swept through a construction site in the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai, killing at least 21 workers, state media reported Wednesday. Three workers are still missing.

 

Rescuers are still searching for those unaccounted for in Tuesday's disaster in Wulan county, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Seven injured people were sent to hospitals, it said. Elsewhere in China, heavy flooding in the extreme south and northeast has left more than 200 dead or missing in recent days.(AP)

 

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