At least 12 dead as thousands evacuated amid flash floods in China

A vehicle near part of a bridge that was washed away by floods along a river in Qingyang in north-west China’s Gansu province (Chinatopix/AP)

Flash floods in south-west and north-west China have left at least a dozen people dead and put thousands of others in harm’s way, state media reported on Sunday.

In the south-western province of Sichuan, at least six people have died and another 12 are missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods, state-owned news outlet CGTN reported.