Death toll rises to 16 in landslides in southeastern China
The death toll from rain-triggered landslides in China's Jiangxi and Hunan provinces has risen to 18 following heavy rainfall from Typhoon Saudel. Thousands of residents have been evacuated as authorities continue search and rescue operations.
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This highlights the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters in East Asia and the challenges of disaster management.
Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said on Thursday (September 10, 2026).
The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan County, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Saudel came ashore on China’s east coast.
A mudslide in Gaoping town killed 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV said in an online report. Two others were found dead in Zuo’an town, and one other in Tanghu town.
More than 18,000 people have been evacuated in Suichuan County, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
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