The death toll from a mudslide that hit the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an rose to 21 on Sunday, authorities said.
Six people were still missing, according to the Xi'an Emergency Management Bureau.
The mudslide destroyed two houses and cut power to 90 homes, the authority said in a statement on the WeChat social network.
Emergency authorities said that 980 people with dogs were looking for remaining missing people.
西安突发山洪泥石流，已发现21名遇难者
8月11日，西安市长安区滦镇街道喂子坪村鸡窝子组突发山洪泥石流。经排查，此次突发山洪泥石流灾害共造成死亡、失联人员27名，目前已发现21名遇难者，仍有6人失联。经专家研判，初步分析致灾原因为短时暴雨引发突发山洪泥石流所致。
