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Agence France-Presse

The death toll from a landslide that buried a village in southern China has risen to 36, with 15 people still missing days after the disaster struck, state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday.
The state-run People’s Daily said rescue work was ongoing at the site in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, where a thick torrent of mud buried 22 houses on Tuesday.
CCTV broadcast footage of rescuers trying to reach survivors through a huge mound of earth, and excavators digging through the collapsed hill.
Two children and a mother with a baby were among those killed.




State news agency Xinhua said on Saturday night that 40 people had been rescued, citing the local emergency rescue command.
It also said that a school had been set up as an emergency medical and rescue centre, and that “multiple rescue teams and experts” were still searching for those missing.
Six dead after tornado tears through northern town
The government had earmarked 30 million yuan (US$4.36 million) to pay for search and rescue efforts and to relocate victims, Xinhua reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said earlier he had called for a “careful investigation” into flood and disaster management to reduce further damage.

The volume of the landslide was estimated to be more than 2 million cubic metres, Xinhua said earlier, adding that more than 50 people were living in the affected area when it struck.
More than 800 rescuers have been scouring the area, where persistent rain and the mountain’s steep slopes have hampered search efforts.
Landslides are a frequent danger in rural and mountainous parts of China, particularly after heavy rain, and the country has battled severe flooding this year.
At least 30 people were killed in two separate landslides in the same rural province of Guizhou in August 2017.



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Death toll from landslide in southern China rises to 36, with 15 people still missing

A landslide in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, buried 22 houses on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

(190726) -- SHUICHENG, July 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers and a rescue dog search for survivors at the landslide site in Shuicheng County of Liupanshui City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 26, 2019. As of 1 p.m. on Friday, 24 people were confirmed dead and 27 others remained missing after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province late Tuesday, local authorities said. Investigations show that 77 people from 22 households lived in the landslide-affected area. Eight visitors and workers were also residing there when the disaster occurred. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

(190725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows the landslide site at Pingdi Village of Jichang Township in Shuicheng County of Liupanshui City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2019. The death toll has risen to 13 after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province late Tuesday, local authorities said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Beijing pledges US$4.4 million for disaster relief after landslide kills 13 people in Guizhou

A rescue effort involving 800 people is under way in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, after a landslide on Tuesday night. Photo: Xinhua

Six dead after freak tornado tears through town in northern China

Residents try to pick up the pieces after a deadly tornado destroyed homes and factories in Kaiyuan, Liaoning province, on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Weibo

== PICTURE CAPTURED FROM WEIBIO == Six people died and over 190 were injured when a tornado hit a northeastern city of China on Wednesday (July 3).ÊThe extreme weather attacked Kaiyuan, Liaoning, at 5:50 pm with the biggest wind speed reaching 23 m per second, Shanghai TV Station reports. Its strength receded 15 minutes later.Ê210 people were rescued from being trapped by the tornado, while nearly 10,000 residents were affected by the disaster, according to the local government.ÊHouses and electric lines were damaged, with electric poles and road lamps pushed down on the ground. The tornado also uprooted a total of 102 trees, the authority said.ÊPhoto: WEIBIO

(190704) -- KAIYUAN, July 4, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken by cellphone on July 3, 2019 shows the tornado in Kaiyuan City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Six people died and over 190 others were injured after a strong tornado hit a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, local authorities said Wednesday. The tornado, packing winds up to 23 meters per second, struck the city of Kaiyuan around 5:15 p.m, the publicity department of the city government said. (Xinhua)

Landslide in northern China destroys homes, leaving 7 dead

Two residential buildings and a public bathhouse collapsed in the landslide. Photo: Handout

Hundreds of police, firefighters and medical personnel joined rescue efforts on Saturday after a landslide in northern China knocked down several buildings, killing seven people and leaving 13 others missing. The landslide hit Xiangning county in Shanxi province early on Friday evening, provincial authorities said. Two residential buildings, home to a total of 14 households, and a public bathhouse collapsed under the weight of the falling earth. Photo: handout

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‘Multiple rescue teams’ continue to search for survivors in rural Shuicheng county, Guizhou province
Two children and a mother with a baby among latest victims found


‘Multiple rescue teams’ continue to search for survivors in rural Shuicheng county, Guizhou province.


Death toll from landslide in southern China rises to 36, with 15 people still missing

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‘Multiple rescue teams’ continue to search for survivors in rural Shuicheng county, Guizhou province

Two children and a mother with a baby among latest victims found