Yuzhong County in Gansu Province on the Chinese mainland is bouncing back after a weekend of intense mountain torrents that damaged roads, cut power and left communities reeling. By Sunday, key routes to hardest-hit areas had reopened, giving relief convoys and local volunteers fresh access to towns that had been isolated for days.
According to transport authorities in Lanzhou, more than 700 rescuers and over 200 machines and vehicles worked around the clock to clear debris and repair highways. Their efforts mean essential supplies—food, water and medical kits—are now reaching families who endured days without help.
Power returned on Saturday night, the State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company reports. A fleet of 73 rescue vehicles, 42 generators and three power-generating trucks, supported by 330 repair specialists, restored electricity to homes and businesses, reigniting lights in villages that had been plunged into darkness since Thursday’s downpour.
Torrential rains began hammering Yuzhong and other parts of Lanzhou on Thursday evening. By Friday noon, rainfall had reached 220.2 millimeters—enough to trigger flash floods and landslides in the steep terrain. The extreme event highlights how climate change is intensifying weather risks across regions.
With 13 lives lost and 30 people still missing, search and rescue teams are pressing on, using drones and ground patrols to comb remote valleys. Locals and volunteers remain on alert, ready to offer shelter and support as Yuzhong County charts its path to recovery.
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Roads, power restored in NW China's county hit by mountain torrents
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