13 dead, three missing after torrential rains in southern China

People work in a flooded area in Qiubei County in south-western China’s Yunnan Province (Xinhua via AP)

At least 13 people have died in torrential rains across southern China, state media has reported.

Eight died in two building collapses from landslides in Fujian province, near China’s east coast, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Saturday, citing the Wuping county information office.