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2021.09.26 11:00 GMT+8

Two dead, 12 missing after mudslide hits SW China's Sichuan

Updated 2021.09.26 19:41 GMT+8
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Firefighters from Sichuan Province arrive at Tianquan County to search for the missing people, September 26, 2021. /CMG

At least two persons have died and 12 others remain missing after a heavy rain-triggered mudslide that hit Tianquan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Sunday.

Local earthquake disaster headquarters activated the Level II emergency response, the second-highest in the four-tier emergency response system, at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The Sichuan provincial emergency management department has dispatched over 260 people from various cities to Tianquan to carry out search and rescue efforts.

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