BEIJING (Reuters) -At least eight people have died in a flash flood in northern China, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, while rescuers continue searching for four others who are missing.

The flood happened around 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Saturday in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, the report said, washing away 13 people on a camping trip. One person has been rescued.

(Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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