June 25, 2017 2:42 AM

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China: Death toll rises to 15 after landslide in south-western Sichuan province

In China, the death toll has risen to 15 and over 120 others are missing after a landslide in the south-western Sichuan province. A side of a mountain collapsed following the landslide, triggered by heavy rains, burying 62 homes and a hotel under huge rocks.<br/><br/>Local Government sources said on its Weibo social media account that six bodies were pulled from the rubble. State media had earlier reported that 141 people may have been buried but later the figure was revised.<br/><br/>Nearly 2,000 rescuers, including soldiers, frantically scoured through the mud and rocks to find survivors. One of the officials in charge of rescue efforts said, it is the biggest landslide in this area since the Wenchuan earthquake that killed 87,000 people in 2008. <br/><br/>Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to save people buried in the landslide.

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