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Death toll in Guizhou landslide rises to 39
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-12-08 09:31
The death toll from Friday's landslide in southwest China's Guizhou Province
rose to 39 Tuesday, rescuers said.
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Rescuers carry a body
of a victim at the site of the landslide in Nayong County in
Southwest China's Guizhou Province on Dec. 7, 2004.
[Xinhua]
Aided by rooters, rescuers search for victims at
the site of the landslide in Nayong County in Southwest
China's Guizhou Province on Dec. 7, 2004.
[Xinhua]
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Five people are still missing and rescuers said the possibility for their
survival is slim.
The disaster occurred in the wee hours Friday in Zuojiaying, a village in
Nayong County.
Four of the five bodies rescuers found Tuesday were children, the youngest
being less than one year old, deputy county head, Zhou Xunrong, said.
Rocks are still falling from the mountain and experts from the Ministry of
Land and Resources will work with local rescuers Wednesday to find a solution to
prevent the cracked rocks from falling, Zhang Jianjiang, an engineer with the
provincial environment supervision center, said.
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