(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-ROAD RESTORATION (CN)

(240805) -- KANGDING, Aug. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows emergency workers clearing a section of the national highway No. 318 hit by a flash flood and mudslide in Ridi Village of Kangding City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2024.

Nine people had been killed and 18 others remained missing as of 9:00 a.m. Monda