LANZHOU, 10 Aug. (BelTA - Xinhua) - Eight people have died and two remain missing after torrential rain battered a county in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Friday.
Central areas of the province have seen heavy rain since Thursday night.
As of 9 a.m. Friday, eight residents from Jingyuan County in the city of Baiyin were killed by floods, and a further two are still missing, according to the Baiyin government.
A search operation for the missing is underway.
