Rescue workers search for survivors after a flash flood in Yuzhong county, in China’s northwest Gansu province on Aug. 8, 2025. -/AFP via Getty Images
At least 13 people have died and more remain missing after days of torrential rains and flash flooding battered northern China, with the worst-hit areas including Inner Mongolia and the cities of Ordos and Bayannur, according to state-run media Xinhua.
The heavy downpours, part of a broader pattern of extreme weather across China since July, have caused rivers to burst their banks, washed away campers, and submerged roads and vehicles.
