Rescuers carry out rescue operations in Shiwuzi Village, Dawangzhuang township, Laiwu District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 22, 2025. Two people have died and 10 people are missing following a flash flood in east China's Shandong Province early on Tuesday, local authorities said. Torrential rains lashed Laiwu District in Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, for five hours until 5 a.m. Tuesday, with up to 364 mm of precipitation, the district government said in a statement. The rain triggered a flash flood near two villages in Dawangzhuang township, washing away and damaging 19 houses and leaving two people dead and 10 more missing. Local authorities are going all out to locate the missing ones. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
JINAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people have died and 10 people are missing following a flash flood in east China's Shandong Province early on Tuesday, local authorities said.
Torrential rains lashed Laiwu District in Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, for five hours until 5 a.m. Tuesday, with up to 364 mm of precipitation, the district government said in a statement.
The rain triggered a flash flood near two villages in Dawangzhuang township, washing away and damaging 19 houses and leaving two people dead and 10 more missing.
Local authorities are going all out to locate the missing ones. ■
Rescuers carry out rescue operations in Shiwuzi Village, Dawangzhuang township, Laiwu District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Residents are evacuated by local authorities in Dawangzhuang township, Laiwu District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
A helicopter conducts rescue work in Shiwuzi Village, Dawangzhuang township, Laiwu District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 22, 2025 shows rescuers carrying out rescue operations in Shiwuzi Village, Dawangzhuang township, Laiwu District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
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