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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. | 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 landslide happened in a mountainous area of Wulong county at around 1500 (0700 GMT), Xinhua said. |
| 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 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. | An official for the Chongqing government said rescue workers had arrived on the scene. |
| Three injured people and two dead bodies have been found so far, AFP news agency said. | Three injured people and two dead bodies have been found so far, AFP news agency said. |
| An official with the Chongqing work safety supervision bureau told Associated Press news agency that the landslide did not appear to have been caused by the work at the mine. | An official with the Chongqing work safety supervision bureau told Associated Press news agency that the landslide did not appear to have been caused by the work at the mine. |
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| Accidents in China's mines are common, due to poor safety standards, illegal mining and the rush to feed the demand from one of the world's fastest-growing economies. | Accidents in China's mines are common, due to poor safety standards, illegal mining and the rush to feed the demand from one of the world's fastest-growing economies. |
| Chinese authorities said earlier this year that the number of both mining deaths and accidents fell in 2008. | |
| Xinhua said there were more than 400,000 accidents last year. One of these was the landslide in Shanxi that killed 254 people when a dam holding back waste from an illegal mine collapsed, flooding a community. | |
| Thirty-four officials were dismissed over the incident. | Thirty-four officials were dismissed over the incident. |