Nine killed, three reported missing as floods sweep north China

The disaster struck on Saturday in Bayannur City. PIC/AFP

Nine people were killed and three others reported missing after a flash flood swept through a wild camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, state-run media said on Sunday. The disaster struck on Saturday morning in the upstream area of a river in Urad Rear Banner in Bayannur City, leaving 13 campers unaccounted for.

As of Sunday evening, one person had been rescued while nine others were confirmed dead. Three campers remain missing, according to the city's emergency management bureau. More than 700 rescuers have been dispatched to the site urgently to search for the missing, the report said. The Ministry of Emergency Management has warned travellers to avoid undeveloped wilderness areas and exercise caution in geologically hazardous zones.

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