Multiple people missing after rainstorms in east China

A rescue worker holds a child while evacuating residents by boat amid flooding caused by heavy rainfall from Typhoon Saudel in Minhou county, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China Sept 3, 2026. - Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters

FUZHOU, (China): (Bernama-Xinhua) Multiple residents in east China's Fujian Province are still unaccounted for after days of heavy rainfall, local authorities said on Friday (Sept 4), reported Xinhua.

Torrential rains brought by Typhoon Saudel caused secondary disasters in the Huating Town, Chengxiang District of Putian City.

According to an official with the township government, a number of residents remain unaccounted for, but the exact number is not yet clear.

Rescue workers evacuate residents by boat amid flooding caused by heavy rainfall from Typhoon Saudel in Minhou county, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China Sept 3, 2026.- Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters

More than 100 houses collapsed in the town.

A dike was overtopped and breached at about 3pm on Thursday, flooding nearby villages and trapping residents.

A total of 1,261 people in the Chengxiang District have been evacuated, with 30 disaster shelters activated.

As of Friday noon, rain was continuing in Putian, with showers and thundershowers forecast for the afternoons over the next four days. - Bernama-Xinhua