3rd LD-Writethru: 4 killed, 23 missing in southwest China flash flood, mudslide

KANGDING, Sichuan, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday.

The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Rid