Death toll rises to 12 after flash flood, mudslide hit southwest China
KANGDING, Sichuan, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll resulting from a rain-triggered flash flood and mudslide in the city of Kangding, southwest China's Sichuan Province, has risen to 12, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The disaster occurred at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying several homes in Ridi Village. As of 10 a.m. Tue