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Rescue teams in China battle to locate 28 missing people after deadly landslide
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers search for victims in the aftermath of a landslide in Junlian county near the city of Yibin in southwestern China's Sichuan Province, February 9, 2025
EMERGENCY teams in China’s south-western Sichuan province battled today to locate 28 people missing after a rain-triggered landslide killed one person and buried homes.
Nearly 1,000 personnel, including armed police, firefighters and medical professionals, continued to work in the rescue operation following the landslide in the village of Jinping in Junlian county on Saturday.
Some officers navigated through the remains of collapsed buildings, using drones and life-detection radars to locate any signs of life with the help of local officials who were familiar with the area, broadcaster CCTV said.
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