Two people were reported dead and 10 missing in a flash flood in east China's Shandong Province early on Tuesday, prompting emergency rescue responses from local authorities.
The flash flood was triggered by torrential rains that lashed Laiwu District in Jinan City, capital of Shandong Province, for five hours until 5 a.m. Tuesday, with up to 364 millimeters of precipitation, the district government said in a statement.
Two villages in Dawangzhuang township were hit by the flash flood, with 19 houses destroyed, two residents dead and 10 missing.
Responding to the disaster, local authorities have deployed a rescue force of over 550 firefighters, police officers, and armed police personnel to the site.
Equipped with drones and life-detection devices, the rescuers are going all out to locate the missing ones.
As of now, a total of 290 affected residents had been evacuated, and communication had largely resumed.
In addition, emergency supplies, including tents, food, drinking water, and medicines have been allocated to the area to ensure the basic needs of the affected population.
2 dead, 10 missing in flooding in China's Shandong Province
