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| China landslide 'buries dozens' | China landslide 'buries dozens' |
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| A landslide in south-western China has buried nearly 60 people, according to state media. | A landslide in south-western China has buried nearly 60 people, according to state media. |
| Xinhua news agency said 50 mine workers and nine residents were buried in the accident, in an iron-ore mining area of the Chongqing region. | |
| China's mining industry has a poor safety record with thousands of deaths reported every year. | China's mining industry has a poor safety record with thousands of deaths reported every year. |
| The collapse of a dam holding back mine waste killed more than 250 people in northern Shanxi province last year. | The collapse of a dam holding back mine waste killed more than 250 people in northern Shanxi province last year. |
| The landslide happened in a mountainous area of Wulong county at around 1500 (0700 GMT), Xinhua said. | |
| The cause of the accident is not yet clear, but the news agency said millions of cubic metres of rock had flooded a valley, burying an iron ore plant and six houses in Tiekuang township, and cutting power and communication lines. | The cause of the accident is not yet clear, but the news agency said millions of cubic metres of rock had flooded a valley, burying an iron ore plant and six houses in Tiekuang township, and cutting power and communication lines. |
| An official for the Chongqing government said rescue workers had arrived on the scene. |