Mudslide kills 2 and leaves 10 missing in China after heavy rain from tropical storm Saudel

BEIJING (AP) — A mudslide killed two people and left 10 missing in eastern China, damaging a dozen houses following days of torrential rain brought by tropical cyclone Saudel, state media said Sunday.

Search efforts and public alert

One person pulled out was found dead, while two others were rescued alive and in good condition, it said.

Rescuers on Sunday morning found one of the missing people, who was dead among collapsed houses, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Typhoon Saudel made two landfalls in Zhejiang Province on Aug.

28 and made a third landfall as a tropical storm in Fujian Province Thursday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. Both provinces neighbor Jiangxi.

In Fujian, local authorities said Friday that multiple residents were left unaccounted for after days of heavy rain, Xinhua reported.

The exact number is unclear, but more than 100 houses collapsed in Huating Town in Putian city, it said.

Case background

The mudslide hit part of a village in Suichuan County in Jiangxi province early Saturday, prompting rescuers to rush to the scene and relocate residents to safer ground to prevent further danger, authorities said in a statement.