Rain-triggered Landslides Halt Traffic in Northwest China Province

Beijing: Heavy downpours have caused roadside landslides and mudflows, leading to traffic disruptions in Baoji, a city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Local authorities said traffic was interrupted on sections of two highways and an expressway in Baoji, but no casualties have been reported so far, Xinhua reported. The province activated a Level IV emergency response for flood control, the Chinese news agency added. Baoji received an average precipitation of 67.4 mm, with the highest recorded precipitation reaching 209 mm, according to Shaanxi's metrological observatory. Source: Qatar News Agency