China-Flash Flood/Sichuan
Baoxing County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, southwest China - July 25, 2017
++AMATEUR FOOTAGE++
1. Various of muddy floodwaters flowing into river, damaging bridge
2. Various of avalanche of floodwaters darkened with mud
A flash flood left one person missing and forced more than 600 others to evacuate their homes in a village in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday evening.
The flood occurred in Dagou Village in Baoxing County, Ya'an City, at around 18:35 on Tuesday after a rainstorm swept across the area, unleashing an avalanche of floodwaters darkened with mud.
Amateur video footage captured the extent of the flooding, with a torrent of water, mud, rocks, broken tree branches and other debris roaring downhill into a river, tearing through power lines and a number of homes and bridges.
As of 23:00 Tuesday, more than 600 residents have been evacuated to safety.
Efforts are underway to locate the one person who remains missing.
China-Flash Flood/Sichuan
Dateline : July 25, 2017
Location : Baoxing,China
Duration : 1'17
Baoxing County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, southwest China - July 25, 2017
++AMATEUR FOOTAGE++
1. Various of muddy floodwaters flowing into river, damaging bridge
2. Various of avalanche of floodwaters darkened with mud
A flash flood left one person missing and forced more than 600 others to evacuate their homes in a village in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday evening.
The flood occurred in Dagou Village in Baoxing County, Ya'an City, at around 18:35 on Tuesday after a rainstorm swept across the area, unleashing an avalanche of floodwaters darkened with mud.
Amateur video footage captured the extent of the flooding, with a torrent of water, mud, rocks, broken tree branches and other debris roaring downhill into a river, tearing through power lines and a number of homes and bridges.
As of 23:00 Tuesday, more than 600 residents have been evacuated to safety.
Efforts are underway to locate the one person who remains missing.
ID : 8056630
Published : 2017-07-26 03:56
Last Modified : 2017-07-26 17:11:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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