Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 44 people

BEIJING: Forty-four people were buried in a landslide in China’s southwestern Yunnan province on Monday, state media reported.”44 people from 18 households were buried according to preliminary investigation,” state broadcaster CCTV said, adding that the landslide took place at 5:51 am (2151 GMT Sunday) in Zhenxiong County.More than 200 people have been “urgently evacuated” from the region, CCTV reported.The broadcaster said authorities had launched an emergency response involving over 200 rescue workers as well as dozens of fire engines and other equipment.



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