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China – Landslide (Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 June 2017)

More than 140 people are feared to have been buried in a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China. About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a mountain collapsed at about 06:00 local time (22:00 UTC) on 23 June. The police and rescue workers are deployed in the affected area. The landslide had been triggered by recent heavy rains, amplified by a lack of vegetation in the area.