Rainstorm-triggered disasters, including mountain torrents and landslides, killed five people in the eastern part of Sichuan Province, southwest China, on Saturdayand Sunday, leaving two missing, local disaster relief officials said on Sunday.

Dazhou City in the province was the hardest hit by the disaster,where three women in a mountainous part of Wanyuan City were confirmed dead after they were swept away by mountain torrents on Saturday when crossing a river.

Ren Tao, vice-director of the Disaster Reduction Office of the Bazhong City government, said about 890,000 people were affected by the storm in the rural areas of the city during the past two days, where rainfall exceeded 100 millimeters in 13 hours and reached up to 179 millimeters in Tongjiang and Nanjiang counties and Bazhou District.

Two people were killed and two were missing, the official said,giving no details about the casualties.

Ren said 2,587 houses collapsed in 182 townships and the major highway linking Bazhou District and its neighboring counties at one point were cut off by landslides.

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