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| China landslide buries primary school | China landslide buries primary school |
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| A landslide in south-western China has toppled a primary school building and buried 19 people, 18 of them children. | A landslide in south-western China has toppled a primary school building and buried 19 people, 18 of them children. |
| The Chinese government said the landslide struck a village in Yiliang county in Yunnan province on Thursday morning. | The Chinese government said the landslide struck a village in Yiliang county in Yunnan province on Thursday morning. |
| A statement on the Yiliang government website said the landslide caused a school to collapse and that 18 pupils were believed to have been in the building. Another person was trapped when a few houses were also brought down. Nearby residents have been evacuated. | A statement on the Yiliang government website said the landslide caused a school to collapse and that 18 pupils were believed to have been in the building. Another person was trapped when a few houses were also brought down. Nearby residents have been evacuated. |
| A county official said rescuers had arrived at the site. |