15 rescued, 26 still missing in east China landslide
Updated: 2016-09-29 09:04
(Xinhua)
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HANGZHOU - Fifteen people have been rescued and 26 are still missing after a landslide triggered by typhoon rain, in a village in the eastern province of Zhejiang, provincial government said Thursday.
The landslide occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Sucun Village in Suichang County, following a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Megi. Some houses in the village, about 37 kilometers from the county seat, were destroyed and the structures were swept away.
The landslide occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Sucun Village in Suichang County, following a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Megi. Some houses in the village, about 37 kilometers from the county seat, were destroyed and the structures were swept away.
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