Four dead in China flash flood; 11 died in Gambia's worst floods in decades

Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2022

Four people were killed and nine others injured in a flash flood in southwest China on Saturday, local authorities said. Footage published by Chinese media showed water rising rapidly in a river on the outskirts of Sichuan province's Pengzhou city. Tourists who had been playing in the initially shallow water could be seen running for safety and clambering over rocks as the water rushed t