CHINA Building collapse kills 10, 10 missing in north China landslide

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Building collapse kills 10, 10 missing in north China landslide

By Shan Xin | People's Daily app

15:43, March 16, 2019

House collapse triggered by a landslide in north China's Shanxi Province has left 10 people dead, including seven bodies exhumed and three others died during medical treatment. Local authorities said Sunday.

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So far, 16 people have been pulled out of the debris, with 10 others missing.

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The rescuers are searching for the missing people, with the help of rescue dogs and equipment, the local government said.

The accident occurred at around 6:10 p.m. Friday in the township of Zaoling in Linfen City, when a landslide toppled two residential buildings, a makeshift house and a public bathhouse.

(With input from Xinhua)

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