China: Landslide: 2015/08/12
| Period | 2015/08/12 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | Around 60 people are missing after a landslide swept through the living quarters of a mining company on morning Aug 12 in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. |
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|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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XinHua 2015/08/16
Seven people have been confirmed dead and 57 others remain missing more than four days after a landslide hit a mining company in northwest China\'s Shaanxi Province, rescuers said Sunday.
XinHua 2015/08/12
Rescuers have dug out four people but more than 60 remain missing.
More than 1.3 million cubic meters of earth buried 15 dorms and three houses at Wuzhou Mining Co. in the mountainous county of Shanyang. Earlier reports put the number missing at 40.
XinHua 2015/08/12
Around 40 people are missing after a landslide swept through the living quarters of a mining company on morning Aug 12 in northwest China\'s Shaanxi Province.
The landslide, which occurred at around of 12:30 a.m. Aug 12, brought 1 million cubic meters of earth that buried fifteen dorms and three houses at the Wuzhou mining company in Shanyang County.