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32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon

At least 32 people were reported missing Thursday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon.

 

A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China's Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, after it was hit by a landslide on Wednesday evening, leaving 26 missing, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

 

Another six people are missing in Baofeng village, also in Zhejiang, after a landslide destroyed their homes.

 


פרסום ראשון: 09.29.16, 09:50