3 dead, 5 missing in C China mudslide

Photo taken on July 2, 2017 shows the village damaged by a mudslide in Zuta Village of Ningxiang County, central China's Hunan Province. A mudslide in Zuta Village of Ningxiang County Saturday afternoon killed three people, leaving another 19 injured and five missing. (Xinhua/Fan Junwei)

CHANGSHA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A mudslide in central China's Hunan Province Saturday afternoon killed three people, leaving another 19 injured and five missing, according to local governnment.

The mudslide happened at about 4 p.m. in Zuta Village of Ningxiang County after heavy rain for a long time since Friday. Search and rescue were underway overnight.