Heavy rains kill 5, leave 8 missing in northern China: state media

Beijing: Torrential rains have killed five people and left eight missing in northern China s Shaanxi province, state media reported Friday. Heavy r...

Beijing: Torrential rains have killed five people and left eight missing in northern China's Shaanxi province, state media reported Friday.

Heavy rain has pummelled swathes of northern and central China since Tuesday, sparking flash flooding and disrupting public transport.

In Shaanxi province's Baoji city, heavy rains sparked landslides and mudflows, state news agency Xinhua said.

Five people have so far died, it said, while eight are still missing.

Over two thousand people in the city have been evacuated, state media said this week, with services disrupted along some train lines.