Mudslide kills at least two in China as Khanun strikes north-east

Rainstorms caused flooding in Zhuozhou, north China’s Hebei Province (Xinhua via AP)

A mudslide caused by torrential rains has killed at least two people on the outskirts of Xi’an in western China, an official news agency said, while some trains in the north-east were cancelled as a powerful storm lashed the region.

Rescuers are looking for 16 missing people following the mudslide on Friday evening in the village of Luanzhen, the Xinhua News Agency said. Roads, bridges and power supplies were damaged in the incident.