CHENGDU, 30th August, 2023 (WAM) — Four people were confirmed dead and 48 others missing, after rainstorms hit Jinyang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
According to China's News Agency (Xinhua), Yuan Gang, deputy director of the provincial public security department, said at a press conference that rainstorms triggered a flash flood at a highway construction site. Five people from a construction company and a labour service company were detained on Monday.