7 people killed and 1 missing due to torrential rain and torrential floods in the earthquake area of Min County, Gansu Province

From 20:00 to 22:00 on September 16, thunderstorms, hailstorms and flash floods occurred in Meichuan and Zhongzhai towns of Minxian earthquake stricken area, Gansu Province, and moderate to heavy rain occurred in some places According to preliminary verification, the disaster caused seven local residents to accidentally fall into the water and one person was missing According to the monitoring data of mountain flood monitoring and early warning platform in Minxian County, the accumulated maximum rainfall is about 93mm (laoyoudian village in Meichuan town and Xiaozhai village in Zhongzhai town), with the maximum rainfall intensity of 60.2mm per hour According to preliminary verification, the disaster caused power interruption in laoyoudian village and other villages and communities in Meichuan Town, according to the Publicity Department of Minxian county Party committee of Gansu Province, 7 villagers in laoyoudian village accidentally fell into the water and died and 1 person was missing due to the slippery road in dark The disaster also resulted in 6 debris flow accumulations and 1 Landslide of national highway 212, and 4 blocking of Dalong section of provincial highway 306 and Meiwei road of county highway By 1:00 a.m on the 17th, all the national, provincial and county roads blocked by the disaster had been robbed Except for some villages in Zhongzhai and Meichuan Town, the power supply of other villages had been restored The rehabilitation of the victims and their families' pensions are well under way At present, the disaster situation is still under further verification and statistics.