Mudslide in Xi’an, north-western China, leaves 21 dead and six missing

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A mudslide in China’s north-western city of Xi’an has killed 21 people, with six still missing, officials said on Sunday. The city’s emergency management authority released an update on the number of casualties from Friday’s disaster as China grapples with unusually high summer rainfall. The state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) had earlier reported that 18 people were dead or missing, with two confirmed casualties. A video released by the state’s official Xinhua news agency showed broken trees and rubble piling up along muddy roads in a village, with houses and infrastructure damaged or destroyed. The mudslide destroyed two houses...