2 dead, 3 missing after Qinghai flood

Two people have been killed and three others remain missing after a flood on Wednesday evening in northwest China's Qinghai province.

At about 6:00pm on Wednesday, downpours began to batter Hualong Hui Autonomous county of Haidong city. Rain-triggered floods washed away six workers at a construction site, according to the city's meteorological station.

One of the workers has been rescued.

Rescue work and investigation into the accident are under way.