Published on: 2026-09-06
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Nanchang, September 6 /Xinhua/ — On Sunday, the deaths of four people were confirmed as a result of a series of mudflows and landslides that hit Suichuan County in Jiangxi Province (Eastern China) on Saturday.
In the village of Minken in the Gaopin settlement, as a result of a mudslide and landslide that occurred on Saturday, three people had died by noon on Sunday, and nine others were reported missing, according to reporters on the scene.
On the same day after the landslide in the village of Yanfeng in the town of Zuoan, two people were reported missing. One of them was found dead on Sunday in the afternoon, local authorities reported. Search and rescue operations continue.
As a result of several days of heavy rains caused by Typhoon Saudel, 161.5 thousand residents were affected by the disaster.
On Saturday at 11:00, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China raised the emergency response level for geological disasters in Jiangxi Province from level 4 to level 3 and dispatched a working group to coordinate rescue operations on site.
The National Development and Reform Commission of China on Saturday allocated 20 million yuan /2.95 million US dollars/ from the central budget to support emergency rescue operations and disaster relief efforts in Jiangxi Province.
China has a four-level emergency response system, where Level 1 is the highest.
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