15 killed by floods in south-western China

Workers clean up silt and mud along a street in the Wanzhou district of Chongqing (Xinhua via AP)

At least 15 people have been killed by floods in south-western China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas, authorities said.

Another four people were reported missing by mid-morning in Chongqing, a vast mountainous region of 31 million, almost all of which has now been designated as having flood risk, according to the local government website.