Flooding kills at least nine in China's Chongqing, state media says

Allias Grif May 25, 2026
Flooding kills at least nine in China's Chongqing, state media says

BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding ‌in southwestern China's Chongqing has ‌risen to nine and 11 people ​are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.

Reuters Rescue workers conduct a search-and-rescue operation in Anxi village following flash floods and landslides triggered by extreme rainfall in Yongchuan district, Chongqing, China, May 25, 2026. cnsphoto via REUTERS A drone view of rescue workers conducting a search-and-rescue operation in Anxi village following flash floods and landslides triggered by extreme rainfall, in Yongchuan district, Chongqing, China May 25, 2026. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Flooding in Chongqing

A ‌number of ⁠neighbourhoods and villages in the district of Yongchuan ⁠were severely hit by sudden, extreme rainfall overnight on Saturday, ​state media ​reported ​earlier. Three deaths ‌were confirmed on Sunday.

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The rainfall caused flash floods and landslides in the area and more than 2,000 residents have been ‌relocated, the state-run ​Xinhua news agency ​said.

Dozens ​of people were killed ‌earlier last week ​when a ​belt of intense rainfall swept across large areas of ​central ‌and southwestern China.

(Reporting by Xiuhao ​Chen and Ryan Woo;Editing ​by Helen Popper)

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