Deadly landslide in China
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Six dead and 21 missing in deadly landslide as China rains continue
Twenty-one people are missing feared dead after heavy rain triggered a landslide which flattened part of a village in Sichuan, southern China. Dozens of houses in Shuanghe village were engulfed early on Tuesday morning after huge amounts of rock and mud slid down Ermanshan Mountain.
Police rescued three survivors from the rubble including an 80-year-old. Thousands of villagers have been evacuated from their homes. News has also emerged of a bridge collapse in central China on Saturday in which 33 people died.
Recent bad weather has killed 1,250 people in China.