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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, state media have reported.
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. Three survivors have been pulled out from under the rocks and two dead bodies found, Xinhua news agency said.
China's mining industry has a poor safety record with thousands of deaths reported every year. Fifty mine workers and nine residents were initially thought buried by the landslide, in an iron-ore mining area of the Chongqing region.
The collapse of a dam holding back mine waste killed more than 250 people in northern Shanxi province last year. China's mining industry has a poor safety record, with thousands of deaths reported every 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 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, doctors and digging equipment had arrived on the scene.
CHINA'S WORST MINE DISASTERS Feb 1950: Yiluo mine, Henan province - 174 deadMay 1960: Laobaidong mine, Shanxi province - 684 deadSept 2000: Muchonggou mine, Guizhou province - 162 deadNov 2004: Chenjiashan mine, Shaanxi province - 166 deadFeb 2005: Sunjiawan mine, Liaoning province - 210 deadNov 2005: Dongfeng mine, Heilongjiang - 171 deadAug 2007: Xintai City, Shandong province - 181 deadDec 2007: Rui Zhiyuan mine, Shanxi province - 105 deadSept 2008: Tashan mine, Shanxi province - 254 deadCHINA'S WORST MINE DISASTERS Feb 1950: Yiluo mine, Henan province - 174 deadMay 1960: Laobaidong mine, Shanxi province - 684 deadSept 2000: Muchonggou mine, Guizhou province - 162 deadNov 2004: Chenjiashan mine, Shaanxi province - 166 deadFeb 2005: Sunjiawan mine, Liaoning province - 210 deadNov 2005: Dongfeng mine, Heilongjiang - 171 deadAug 2007: Xintai City, Shandong province - 181 deadDec 2007: Rui Zhiyuan mine, Shanxi province - 105 deadSept 2008: Tashan mine, Shanxi province - 254 dead
Three injured people and two dead bodies have been found so far, AFP news agency said. The three injured survivors were taken to hospital in a serious condition, Xinhua 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. It is not clear what caused the accident, but 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.
Officials sackedOfficials sacked
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.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. Xinhua said there were more than 400,000 accidents last year. One of these was a 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.