An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2024 shows rescuers working at the site of a landslide in Liangshui Village, Tangfang Town in the city of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has upgraded the emergency response level to the second-highest level for the landslide that struck southwestern Yunnan Province early Monday.
The ministry has dispatched work teams to the disaster-hit area to guide the rescue and relief work.
The landslide hit Liangshui Village in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan Province at around 6 a.m. on Monday, burying 47 people, according to local headquarters for the disaster relief.
Seven people have been confirmed dead as of 6:30 p.m. Monday, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Emergency Management has upgraded the emergency response level to the second-highest level for the landslide that struck southwestern Yunnan Province early Monday.
The ministry has dispatched work teams to the disaster-hit area to guide the rescue and relief work.
The landslide hit Liangshui Village in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan Province at around 6 a.m. on Monday, burying 47 people, according to local headquarters for the disaster relief.
Seven people have been confirmed dead as of 6:30 p.m. Monday, local authorities said. ■
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2024 shows the site of a landslide in Liangshui Village, Tangfang Town in the city of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has upgraded the emergency response level to the second-highest level for the landslide that struck southwestern Yunnan Province early Monday.
The ministry has dispatched work teams to the disaster-hit area to guide the rescue and relief work.
The landslide hit Liangshui Village in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan Province at around 6 a.m. on Monday, burying 47 people, according to local headquarters for the disaster relief.
Seven people have been confirmed dead as of 6:30 p.m. Monday, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Liangshui Village, Tangfang Town in the city of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 22, 2024.
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has upgraded the emergency response level to the second-highest level for the landslide that struck southwestern Yunnan Province early Monday.
The ministry has dispatched work teams to the disaster-hit area to guide the rescue and relief work.
The landslide hit Liangshui Village in the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan Province at around 6 a.m. on Monday, burying 47 people, according to local headquarters for the disaster relief.
Seven people have been confirmed dead as of 6:30 p.m. Monday, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
