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16 dead, 18 missing in flash flood in western China

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a technician of an ecological and environmental monitoring station checks water quality in Shadai Village, Qingshan Township of Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing some and leaving others missing, Chinese state media said Thursday. (Zhang Hongxiang/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a rescue worker and dog search through the aftermath of floods in Shadai Village, Qingshan Township of Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing some and leaving others missing, Chinese state media said Thursday. (Zhang Hongxiang/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, residents clear sludge from their property in the aftermath of floods in Qingshan Township of Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing some and leaving others missing, Chinese state media said Thursday. (Zhang Hongxiang/Xinhua via AP) In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, crops are covered by mud in the aftermath of flooding in Datong county in western China's Qinghai province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some people died and others were missing after a sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, Chinese state media said Thursday. Chinese characters on screen reads "National level 3 disaster relief activated." (CCTV via AP) In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, buffalos rest near an area washed away in the aftermath of flooding in Datong county in western China's Qinghai province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some people died and others were missing after a sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, Chinese state media said Thursday. Chinese characters on screen reads "National level 3 disaster relief activated." (CCTV via AP) In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, mud covers an area in the aftermath of flooding in Datong county in western China's Qinghai province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some people died and others were missing after a sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, Chinese state media said Thursday. Chinese characters on screen reads "National level 3 disaster relief activated." (CCTV via AP) In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, an excavator tries to clear mud from an area in the aftermath of flooding in Datong county in western China's Qinghai province on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some people died and others were missing after a sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, Chinese state media said Thursday. Chinese characters on screen reads "National level 3 disaster relief activated." (CCTV via AP) A man wearing a face mask and goggles waits at an intersection in the rain in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some were killed with others missing after a flash flood in western China Thursday, as China faces both summer rains and severe heat and drought in different parts of the country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Men wearing face masks ride on a scooter under an upturned umbrella in the rain in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some were killed with others missing after a flash flood in western China Thursday, as China faces both summer rains and severe heat and drought in different parts of the country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Office workers walk with umbrellas during a rainy day in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some were killed with others missing after a flash flood in western China Thursday, as China faces both summer rains and severe heat and drought in different parts of the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents walk with umbrellas near a puddle during a rainy day in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some were killed with others missing after a flash flood in western China Thursday, as China faces both summer rains and severe heat and drought in different parts of the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A delivery man checks his phone during a rainy day in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some were killed with others missing after a flash flood in western China Thursday, as China faces both summer rains and severe heat and drought in different parts of the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A woman wearing mask walks past construction warning sign during a rainy day in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Some were killed with others missing after a flash flood in western China Thursday, as China faces both summer rains and severe heat and drought in different parts of the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
16 dead, 18 missing in flash flood in western China