Two dead, 25 missing after landslide in Southwest China
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Updated: 2017-08-28 16:01
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GUIZHOU - Two people have died and another 25 are missing after a landslide in the city of Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province Monday morning.
The landslide occurred at about 10:40 a.m. in Zhangjiawan Township, affecting 34 households, according to Bijie publicity department. Rescuers have saved four people and recovered two bodies. Some 25 people remain missing.
Local civil affairs authorities have sent tents, quilts and camp beds to the site.
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