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China sends rescue workers to Guangxi flood site

  • At least one ​person was ​found dead while nine passengers ‌remain ⁠missing, CCTV reported earlier on Sunday
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BEIJING: China sent emergency rescue ​workers to the rural ‌Guangxi region in the southwest on ​Sunday after a ​pickup truck carrying 15 ⁠passengers fell into ​a flooded river ​the previous evening, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

At least one ​person was ​found dead while nine passengers ‌remain ⁠missing, CCTV reported earlier on Sunday.

China expects severe flooding, drought in 2026

Heavy rains over the ​weekend in ​southern ⁠China heightened the risk of ​flooding, the ​ministry ⁠of emergency management said in meetings ⁠with ​provincial authorities ​on Sunday.

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