Mudslide, landslide leave 2 dead, 10 missing in east China's Jiangxi

Floodwaters inundate parts of Suichuan County, east China's Jiangxi Province, on September 4, 2026. (Photo: VCG)

Two people have been confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing after a mudslide and landslide struck the city of Ji'an in east China's Jiangxi Province on Saturday morning.

Firefighters found the body of one of the previously missing people in a collapsed house in Mingkeng Village in the town of Gaoping on Sunday morning, according to reporters at the site.

The disaster happened after days of torrential rain caused by Typhoon Saudel.