A flood has stranded 55 tourists in a town in northeast China's Liaoning Province, local authorities said Saturday.

The tourists from the Republic of Korea are trapped in Muqi Town, Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun City, an official from the city's flood control headquarters said.

Roads into the town are flooded and electricity supply has been cut.

Rescuers are headed to the town, the official added.

(Xinhua News Agency July 31, 2010)