Three dead and 17 missing after flooding in China's Chongqing

​The death ​toll has ‌risen to three ​with 17 missing following flooding in ‌the Chongqing municipality of southwestern China, China's state-run Xinhua reported. That was as of ‌2:30 pm (0630 GMT) on Sunday, ‌after Chongqing's Yongchuan district was hit with sudden extreme rainfall from Saturday night ⁠through ​the ⁠early hours of Sunday, Xinhua said.

Rescue work ⁠is underway. China's state planner allocated 20 ​million yuan ($2.94 million) in central budget ⁠outlays for disaster recovery and the restoration ⁠of ​infrastructure and public services in Chongqing, the National Development ⁠and Reform Commission said on its public ⁠Wechat ⁠account on Sunday. ($1 = 6.7945 Chinese yuan renminbi)

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