China residents evacuated from homes amid search for more mudslide victims

Parts of China suffer heavy rain and flooding every summer, but this year has been unusually severe in some areas, while other regions struggle with drought that is damaging crops.

The aftermath of a mudslide in the Weiziping village of Luanzhen (Zou Jingyi/Xinhua via AP)

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in China’s south-west after heavy rain caused hillsides to collapse.

Two people have been reported dead and 16 missing by state media on Saturday following a mudslide in the country’s west.