A mountain torrent and mudslide struck a village in the county of Longsheng, Guilin City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, early Friday morning, and one person was confirmed dead.
According to a preliminary assessment by local authorities, 10 houses have been damaged, with eight people feared missing and three others injured.
Local emergency, fire, and police departments have swiftly mobilized to the scene to carry out rescue operations. The Guilin detachment of the People's Armed Police Corps activated its emergency response plan by 8:00, with over 60 armed police officers assembled and necessary equipment ready for rescue operations.
1 killed, 8 suspected to be missing in south China mudslide
German media have reported that a suspect in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions was a Ukrainian military officer at the time of the incident.
According to Der Spiegel, a Ukrainian national suspected of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines has been confirmed as serving in a Ukrainian special forces unit when the explosions occurred.
A letter from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense cited by the magazine said that the suspect held the rank of captain in a special operations unit between 2022 and 2023.
The report added that a former Ukrainian military officer has also confirmed the suspect served under his command during that period.
The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, which run under the Baltic Sea and connect Russia with Germany and other European countries, were partially destroyed by explosions on September 26, 2022.
The suspect was arrested in Italy's Rimini province in August this year and was extradited to Germany on November 27.
Former Ukrainian military officer identified as Nord Stream Pipeline blast suspect
