Death toll rises 20 in landslide in NW China
- Source: Xinhua
- [08:17 March 11 2010]
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At least 20 people were dead and 18 missing after two landslides buried 16 homes in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Wednesday.
The landslide in Shaanxi, which occurred at 1:30 am Wednesday, buried 44 villagers in 15 homes in Zizhou county of Yulin city, said a spokesman with the county government.
Another landslide in Xinjiang occurred at 8:30 pm Tuesday in the Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili. The landslide buried one home and three people died at the scene.
