China News Service, Xining, August 19 (Reporter Li Jiangning) According to the latest news from the front headquarters, the rescue found and confirmed that five missing persons were killed.

As of 20:00 on the 19th, 23 people were killed in the flash flood disaster, 8 people lost contact, and 23 people who lost contact were rescued.

The picture shows the disaster area.

Photo by Ma Mingyan

  At 22:25 on August 17, a sudden heavy rainfall in Datong County, Xining City, Qinghai Province caused flash floods and caused the river to be diverted. 1,517 households and 6,245 people in 6 villages in 2 townships were affected.

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