Four hikers have been confirmed dead after a flash flood swept through a tourist site in eastern China’s Jiangxi province.
In a statement Monday, Jiangxi’s emergency management office said that 283 people visiting Lüyang Cave — a popular tourist destination nestled in the mountains near Yichun City — had become stranded amid the torrential rain.
Of the 53 people initially reported missing, four were found dead, the statement added, while the rest have since been accounted for.
During China’s rainy summer months, floods displace residents and destroy property. Last month, at least 61 people were killed and 356,000 were evacuated from parts of central and southern China due to storms, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. (Image: VCG)