Landslide leaves three dead, 57 missing in China

By IANS
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

BEIJING - At least three people were killed and 57 missing when landslides hit a village in southwest China’s Yunnan province Wednesday night, authorities said Thursday.

The landslides happened at Wama village of Longyang district, the provincial government’s emergency office said in a statement, Xinhua reported.

It said the area was home to 20 families of about 82 people,.

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