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CHINA-LANDSLIDE
4 killed in SW China landslide
CHENGDU, Dec 10, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Four people were killed after a
landslide hit a county in southwest China’s Sichuan Province Sunday
afternoon.
The landslide toppled a number of residential houses in Fenshui Town in
Xuyong County in the city of Luzhou around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, leaving 11
people buried and one missing.
As of 1 p.m. Monday, the 11 people had all been pulled from the debris and
four of them were confirmed dead. Among the four deaths, one was found dead
at the site while three others died in hospitals after emergency treatment
failed, according to the local government.
The seven injured are being treated in local hospitals.
More than 1,000 people participated in the rescue work. Rescuers are still
searching for the missing person, identified as a local road cleaner, said
Luo Guohong, Party secretary of the town.
The county saw drizzles several days before the landslide, the cause of
which is being investigated, according to the county publicity department.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/1302 hrs