"The whole village disappeared" - Sichuan flood official claims 30 people missing, is this a cover-u

Village, Malie Township, Hanyuan County, to flood at 2:30 a.m. on July 20. This washed away many houses and left over 30 people unaccounted for. The disaster affected 1,524 people, seriously damaging over 40 houses and 60 kilometers of roads, and interrupted some communications.

At a news conference, it was reported that by 8:00 p.m. on July 20, four missing persons had been found alive and safe, and eight bodies had been recovered.