Sunday, June 04, 2023

Landslide in China’s Sichuan province kills 14, five missing




Landslide in China’s Sichuan province kills 14, five missing




File picture of rescue workers evacuating quake-affected residents at the site of a landslide near Moxi town, in Luding county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China September 6, 2022. ― China Daily via Reuters

Sunday, 04 Jun 2023 5:13 PM MYT



BEIJING, June 4 — A landslide in China’s south-western Sichuan province has killed 14 people and left five missing, Chinese state media outlet CCTV reported today.

The landslide occurred at around 6am (2200 GMT) this morning in a mountainous area near Leshan city in the south of the province.


More than 180 rescue workers have been dispatched to the site, with search and rescue operations still ongoing, CCTV said.

Leshan city was hit by heavy rain over the two days before the incident, weather tracking data indicated. — Reuters


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