Rain-triggered geological disasters leave 2 dead, 7 missing in west China


CHENGDU, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Rain-triggered geological disasters have left two people dead and seven others missing in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to local authorities on Friday.

Heavy downpours since July 13 have caused landslides in herding summer pasture settlements, leading to some of the casualties and reports of missing people. Residents have also reported that contact has been lost with a vehicle carrying five people.

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