BEIJING, May 25 — The death toll ‌from flooding in southwestern China’s Chongqing has risen to ‌nine and 11 people are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster CCTV reported today.

A number of neighbourhoods and villages in the district of Yongchuan were severely ‌hit by sudden, ⁠extreme rainfall overnight ⁠on Saturday, ⁠state media reported earlier. ⁠Three deaths ⁠were confirmed yesterday.

The rainfall caused flash ⁠floods and landslides in the area and more than 2,000 residents have been relocated, the ⁠state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Dozens of people were killed earlier ⁠last week when a belt of ⁠intense ⁠rainfall swept across large areas of central ‌and southwestern China. — Reuters