00:00Days of relentless rain in eastern China have now turned deadly.
00:04Landslides triggered by Typhoon Seidel have killed six people and left nine others missing in Jiangxi province, according to state
00:11media.
00:12A mudslide that tore through Mingkeng Village left five people dead and seven still unaccounted for.
00:18While a separate slide in the nearby townships of Zuan and Tanghu killed one more person and left two others
00:25missing,
00:26more than 170 rescuers have now been sent to the affected sites, digging through mud and debris in a race
00:32to find survivors.
00:34Several cities across the region suspended work, schools and transport services during the worst of the downpours.
00:41Seidel first made landfall on China's eastern coast late last month.
00:45But it's the days of prolonged, saturating rain that followed, which finally gave way, sending rain-soaked hillsides crashing down
00:53onto villages below.
00:54Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
