Death toll in China mudslide rises to 21

The mudslide was caused by torrential rain (Zou Jingyi/Xinhua via AP)

The death toll from a mudslide triggered by heavy rain on the outskirts of the western Chinese city of Xi’an rose to 21 on Sunday and rescuers were still looking for six missing people, the government said.

The mudslide and a flash flood on Friday evening also knocked out power to 900 households, the Xi’an Emergency Management Bureau said on its social media account.