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Death toll from Yunnan landslide rises to 46
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January 12, 2013, Saturday
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The death toll from a landslide that hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province yesterday rose to 46 as bodies of the last two missing were found this morning, rescuers said.
The landslide hit the Zhaojiagou area of Gaopo Village, Zhenxiong County around 8:20 am yesterday. Zhenxiong is some 550 km northeast of the provincial capital, Kunming.
Forty-six residents -- 27 adults and 19 children -- were buried in the landslide, according to the local civil affairs bureau.
A State Council work group, comprising of officials from several ministries, arrived at the scene at 4 am today to coordinate rescue and disaster relief efforts.
The rescue and disaster relief operation involved more than 1,000 rescue workers with the help of excavators, shovels and life detectors.
The landslide hit the Zhaojiagou area of Gaopo Village, Zhenxiong County around 8:20 am yesterday. Zhenxiong is some 550 km northeast of the provincial capital, Kunming.
Forty-six residents -- 27 adults and 19 children -- were buried in the landslide, according to the local civil affairs bureau.
A State Council work group, comprising of officials from several ministries, arrived at the scene at 4 am today to coordinate rescue and disaster relief efforts.
The rescue and disaster relief operation involved more than 1,000 rescue workers with the help of excavators, shovels and life detectors.
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