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Over 30 missing after landslide hits Southwest China
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- 08 February, 2025
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More than 30 people are missing after a landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV said, Report informs.
The landslide hit Jinping village in the city of Yibin at around 11:50 am (03:50 GMT).
"Ten houses had been buried and more than 30 people were missing," CCTV said.
China's President Xi Jinping had ordered authorities to do "everything possible to search and rescue missing people, minimize casualties, and properly handle the aftermath", it added.
China's Ministry of Emergency Management said in an online post that two people had been rescued.
Emergency response teams were on site searching for survivors, it added.
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Çində torpaq sürüşməsi nəticəsində 30-dan çox insan itkin düşüb
В Китае более 30 человек пропали без вести из-за схода оползня
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