TAIYUAN, China, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Rain-triggered floods in northern China left five people dead and three others missing, officials said.
The rain hit in Linxian County in Shanxi province around 3 p.m. Sunday, causing flash floods at a construction site, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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Five people were killed in the floods, local authorities said Sunday. Rescue crews were still looking for three others.
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