83 buried in Tibet mine area landslide

Updated: 2013-03-29 22:49

(Xinhua)

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LHASA - A total of 83 workers were buried after a large-scale landslide hit a mining area in Tibet autonomous region Friday morning, local authorities said.

The landslide happened at about 6 am in Maizhokunggar county of Lhasa, the regional capital. The victims, including two Tibetans, were workers from a subsidiary of China National Gold Group Corporation.