A local government says the death toll from a landslide in eastern China has risen to 16 people with 21 others still missing. Dozens of homes were buried under mud and rocks.
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The landslide was reported late last night in Lidong Village of Yaxi Township in the outlying Liandu District of Lishui City, the city government said in a press release.
Rescue workers were struggling to pull people from the ruins of the homes.
Lishui reported heavy rain over the past two days.
The flooding, which has also damaged crops, was the worst since record keeping began in 1961, provincial weather authorities said.
According to Xinhua, over 87,000 people were affected by the flooding, which caused blackouts and road closures.
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Going by pictures circulating online, rescue teams were using boats to travel through the flooded villages and aiding trapped villagers to climb out of their windows.
