Two missing after floods in NW China

 LANZHOU, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two people have been reported missing after flooding in northeast China's Gansu province, local authorities told Xinhua on Tuesday.

Rainstorms began to hit Tebo county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous¹ prefecture at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, which caused floods and cut off transportation, water and power supplies to the county, said an official of the prefecture's government.

Two villagers from the county are reported missing. Rescuers have arrived and a search operation is under way.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。