Rain-triggered disasters have left at least 11 people dead and two missing in Yichang City of Hubei Province, the local government said Friday.

Torrential floods flushed at about 4 a.m. Friday, hitting a section of a highway under construction in Yichang and leaving seven dead and two others missing.

Rescuers have relocated 60 people stranded by the floods and are searching for the missing people.

Four villagers of Yiling region were drowned in floods or killed by mountain torrents between Thursday to Friday.

Rainstorms have disrupted the lives of 255,000 people in Yichang and forced the evacuation of 5,180 people.

In total, at least 51 people were killed and five remained missing since continuous rainstorms and floods hit Hubei on July 3.

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