Death toll climbs to 13 in Gansu floods

Grim task: Rescue workers searching for victims a day after a flash flood in Yuzhong county, in northwest Gansu province. — AFP

The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in northwest China has risen to 13, state media said, 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.