Death toll from northwest China floods rises to 13

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers use bulldozers to evacuate residents from a village hit by mountain torrents, as a heavy downpour knocked out power and telecommunications services, in Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. - Xinhua via AP

BEIJING: The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in northwest China has risen to 13, state media said on Saturday (Aug 9), after the bodies of three people were found.

Torrents of mud and water began hitting mountainous areas of Gansu province on Thursday, with the death toll listed as 10 on Friday as rescuers searched for at least 33 missing people.