2nd LD-Writethru: 10 killed, 17 missing in southwest China flash flood, mudslide

KANGDING, Sichuan, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Ten people had been killed and 17 others remained missing as of 2 p.m. Monday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, local authorities said.

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