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| China Sichuan landslide 'buries up to 40 people' | China Sichuan landslide 'buries up to 40 people' |
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| A landslide has buried between 30 and 40 people in China's Sichuan province, state media say. | A landslide has buried between 30 and 40 people in China's Sichuan province, state media say. |
| The landslide occurred in Zhongxing town on Wednesday morning. More than 100 rescuers with rescue dogs were at the scene, Xinhua news agency said. | The landslide occurred in Zhongxing town on Wednesday morning. More than 100 rescuers with rescue dogs were at the scene, Xinhua news agency said. |
| The landslide followed days of torrential rain across parts of China that has caused floods in some areas. | The landslide followed days of torrential rain across parts of China that has caused floods in some areas. |
| On Tuesday, a bridge in Sichuan's Jiangyou collapsed, with at least 12 people missing. | On Tuesday, a bridge in Sichuan's Jiangyou collapsed, with at least 12 people missing. |
| Zhongxing is in Dujiangyan city, one of the places badly hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. | Zhongxing is in Dujiangyan city, one of the places badly hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. |
| The landslide, which spanned around two square kilometres, damaged at least 11 homes, Xinhua reported. | The landslide, which spanned around two square kilometres, damaged at least 11 homes, Xinhua reported. |
| "So far we only know 11 families were buried and more than 200 residents have been evacuated," a local official told AFP news agency. | "So far we only know 11 families were buried and more than 200 residents have been evacuated," a local official told AFP news agency. |
| Meanwhile, rescue teams had been deployed in Jiangyou to search for those missing after Qinglian bridge collapsed, state media said. | |
| At least six vehicles were reported to have plunged into the river when it came down after days of heavy rain. | At least six vehicles were reported to have plunged into the river when it came down after days of heavy rain. |
| Jiangyou's local government said that the river volume had suddenly increased to a 50-year high on Tuesday. | |
| "The high levels of flood sediment, and strong and destructive force of the water, caused the Qinglian bridge to collapse," it said. | |
| On Tuesday, China's Civil Affairs Ministry said that the floods in Sichuan had damaged 300 properties and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. | |
| In 2008, Sichuan was hit by a devastating earthquake which led to almost 90,000 people dead or missing. |