KUNMING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The causes of two landslides on Sunday noon that claimed 11 lives in southwestern Yunnan Province have been identified, a local government official said on Monday.
Rescuers work at the landslide site at Xiaoba Village of Weixin County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2009. At least seven people were killed and 15 others are missing in a landslide at the village April 26. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)
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By 9 a.m. Monday, 11 people were confirmed dead, 15
others were still missing and two more were injured.
One landslide, which occurred at 11:40 a.m. Sunday in
Linfeng Township, was the result of unsafe quarry production. The other
landslide at 12:40 p.m. in Zhaxi Township resulted from continuous heavy
rainfalls over three to four days, according to Tang Guoqian, head of the
publicity department of Weixin County, which administers the two townships.
The injured are hospitalized and in stable condition.
Rescuers are still searching for the missing, said Tang, adding that there was little hope of finding them alive.
A woman losing a family member grieves at Xiaoba Village of Weixin County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2009. At least seven people were killed and 15 others are missing in a landslide at the village April 26. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)
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Death toll in two SW China landslides
rises to 11
KUNMING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- One more body was
retrieved from mud and rocks shortly after midnight, bringing the death toll in
two landslides in southwestern China's Yunnan Province to 11, local authorities
said Monday morning.
Both landslides occurred at about noon Sunday in the
same city, but one was the result of an industrial accident, while the other was
a natural disaster, the officials said. Full story
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