“A mudslide caused by torrential rain in Ya'an, SW China's Sichuan, has killed 2 people and left another 12 missing on Sunday. Over 700 rescue staff and 70 vehicles are searching for the missing,” said Global Times, a daily tabloid newspaper under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's flagship People's Daily newspaper.

The province issued a yellow alert for geological disasters, it added. (ILKHA)