The death toll from a flash flood that swept through a campsite in the wilderness in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to 11, with one individual still missing, local emergency authorities said on Wednesday.
The disaster struck around 10 p.m. on Aug. 16 in the upstream area of a river in Urad Rear Banner in Bayannur City, leaving 13 campers unaccounted for and four vehicles washed away.
One person has been rescued, and more than 1,600 rescuers have been dispatched to the site to search for the missing.
Death toll rises to 11 in Inner Mongolia flash flood
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