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China: Landslide: 2008/11/02
GLIDE: LS-2008-000210-CHN
| Period | 2008/11/02 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | State media say a landslide in southwestern China has left at least 15 people dead and 34 others missing. The deadly torrent of mud and rocks hit Chuxiong city in Yunnan province on Sunday. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Xinhua News 2008/11/04 | ||
| Dead: 40 Missing: 43 Injured: 10 Evacuated: 60,800 Affected: 1,270,000 |
Destroyed houses: 1,500 Damaged houses: 15,000 |
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Report/Articles
Xinhua News 2008/11/04
Death toll from SW China landslides rises to 40
Xinhua News 2008/11/03
Twenty people died and 42 were missing after landslides and mud-rock flows hit southwest China\'s Yunnan Province over the weekend. More than 1,000 houses collapsed or were damaged in the disasters.
CNN.com 2008/11/03
15 dead, 34 missing in China landslide
Geographycal Data
OCHA RelifWeb 2008/11/3
China: Landslides (as of 3 November 2008)