Floods in China prove deadly

Floods from heavy rainstorms in northwest China killed one villager and left two others missing, officials say. Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, was inundated with floodwater from 10 p.m. Sunday to early Monday, affecting several districts within the city and surrounding counties, Xinhua reported. In Yuzhong county, one villager was confirmed dead, local government officials said Monday. Rescue teams searched for the missing. In the eastern Jiangxi province, more than 200 houses have collapsed due to the storms. Rainstorms, hail and high winds were predicted to continue in Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces Monday and Tuesday, the National Meteorological Center said in a statement.