BEIJING (AFP) - Sixty-two tourists have been rescued after they were trapped by mudflows in a remote part of southwest China's Yunnan province near the border with Myanmar.
They were evacuated to safe places and have been provided with food and accommodation, the Xinhua news agency reported Sunday without specifying if the tourists were foreign or Chinese.
Parts of Yunnan province near the well-known tourist spot of Ruili have been hit by mountain torrents, mudflows and landslides following heavy rainfall, according to the agency.
The disaster has affected some 171,600 people, causing serious damage to fields, irrigation systems and homes, Xinhua reported.
About 8,600 hectares (22,000 acres) of farmland were affected and 13,324 houses were damaged, with losses estimated at 437 million yuan (53 million dollars), the agency said.
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China rescues 62 tourists stranded by mudflows
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