Death toll rises to 24 from flash flood in SW China

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2017 shows the accident site after a flash flood hit Gengdi Village in Qiaowo Township of Puge County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The death toll has risen to 24 from the flash flood leaving four people injured and another one missing Tuesday.As of 6 p.m., the flood had affected 577 people of 157 households and destroyed 71 houses. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)