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7 missing in southwest China landslides

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-06-27 12:08:15

Rescuers work at a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 27, 2023. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said.

As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

CHENGDU, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in southwest China's Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said.

As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing.

This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a rescue vehicle at a landslide site in Weizhou Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said.

As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows a view of a landslide site in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Sichuan Province in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County, the county's emergency management bureau said.

As of 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing. (Xinhua)

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