BEIJING: At least 15 people are dead and four are missing after torrential rain lashed the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing, local officials and state media said on Wednesday.

"The latest round of torrential rains since Monday had killed 15 people and left four others missing in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality as of 7 a.m. Wednesday," state-run Xinhua News Agency said, citing local authorities, which confirmed the toll to Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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