Death toll in SW China mudslides rises to 14
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The death toll in a pair of mudslides in southwest China's Yunnan Province Monday has risen to 14, and 11 people remain missing, the local government said.
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Rescuers conduct rescue work at the site of a mudslide in Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Dehong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 21, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
A mudslide in a village in Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Dehong early in the morning killed 13.
As of midnight, seven people were still missing and seven others were injured.
The mudslide happened at around 6 a.m. in Huna Village of Manghai Town, where 13 houses were crushed and dozens were damaged.
The surviving villagers have been resettled at the village school and given tents and beddings, an official with the prefectural government told Xinhua.
The injured are being treated at the town's clinic.
Continuous downpours have also blocked roads linking the village to other areas and cut off power supply.
Armed police officers in town have dug out a narrow path for relief materials to be sent into the village, but vehicles were still unable to drive in.
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