ENSHI, Hubei, May 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Four bodies were retrieved while 14 persons remained missing as of 10 p.m. Friday, one day after a disastrous flood took place central China's Hubei Province.
The sudden flooding broke the cofferdam of the Dalongtan Reservoir in Enshi City at 5:49 p.m. Thursday, sweeping away four construction workers and a mini-bus carrying 12 children, a teacher and a driver.
The local government mobilized more than 500 policemen, together with over 5,000 officials and citizens for the rescue operation.
The bodies retrieved include those of three children, and rescuers said they believed the mini-bus was dismembered as they had found two wheels.
Rescue work and search for the missing are still underway.
The reservoir was still under construction when rainstorms on Wednesday and Thursday in the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River,a tributary of the Yangtze River, brought torrents down.
The dam site recorded a flash rainfall of 28 mm within an hour Thursday morning. Enditem
ˇˇˇˇFive bodies found, 13 still missing in central China's flooding
ENSHI, Hubei Province, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Five bodies have beenfound while 13 were still missing by 11 a.m. Saturday in a sudden flooding, said the rescue team.
Four children and a teacher have been confirmed dead in the flooding that broke the cofferdam of the Dalongtan Reservoir in Enshi City at 5:49 p.m. Thursday and swept away four construction workers and a mini-bus carrying 12 children, a teacher and a driver.
The local civil affairs department has given pension to the victims' families. Rescue work and search for the missing are still underway. Enditem | 
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