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China landslide rescue

There were 142 tourists in the village around the time the landslide hit, and all were alive, said Xu Zhiwen, executive deputy governor of Aba prefecture. (Photo: AP)

China landslide: Rescuers retrieve 10 bodies, 93 still missing

The landslide carried an estimated 18 million cubic metres of earth and rock when it slid down from steep mountains.

26 Jun 2017 8:34 AM

Emergency personnel and local people work at the site of a landslide in Xinmo village in Maoxian County in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Toll in China landslides rises, over 140 people feared buried

Bulldozers and heavy diggers were also deployed to remove boulders, the images showed.

24 Jun 2017 3:05 PM


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