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Beijing/Kunming: At least 47 people were buried in a landslide that struck southwest Chinas Yunnan province on Monday morning, forcing the evacuation of 500 others in the region...
The disaster struck the Liangshui village of Zhaotong city at 5:51 am Beijing time, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported...
Efforts were ongoing to rescue the people trapped under the landslide, official media reported...
Over 500 residents were evacuated from the landslide-hit areas as the provincial commission for disaster reduction activated a Level-III emergency response for disaster relief, state-run CCTV reported...
The buried villagers were from 18 households, rescue officials said.. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries..
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