China: Dozens dead in Gansu flash floods
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- Gansu province flash floods killed at least 25 people and injured 23 others, according to state news agency Xinhua reporting on Sunday.
- Shuangshimen Scenic Area, a popular camping and tourist spot, was hit by the flash flood on July 26; initial state media reports cited 10 deaths and 23 injuries before the toll climbed.
- China's national commission for disaster prevention announced it would oversee an investigation into the event.
- Videos of the flood show a deluge ripping through a valley where several tents and cars were parked, capturing the suddenness of the disaster.
- Authorities warned of further landslides, including in Dingxi, as heavy downpour continues during China's annual flood season.
- Beijing and Inner Mongolia also issued weather warnings on Sunday as China's national weather observatory forecast heavy rain, high winds, and thunderstorms from the southwest to the northeast.
Why it matters: With the toll climbing from 10 to 25 in a week and weather warnings stretching from Inner Mongolia to the southwest, the disaster is triggering a national-level disaster prevention investigation and highlighting the risk to tourist sites during peak flood season.
