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Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Liangshui Village, Zhenxiong County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, January 22, 2024. /Xinhua
The death toll from a landslide that struck a mountainous village in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday has climbed to 11, local authorities said early on Tuesday morning.
The landslide occurred in Liangshui Village, Zhenxiong County in the city of Zhaotong at about 6 a.m. on Monday, with 47 people reported missing. As of 10 p.m. Monday, 11 people were found dead, according to the local disaster relief headquarters.
More than 1,000 rescue workers are carrying out search and rescue work at the site.
A preliminary investigation by an expert group determined that the disaster resulted from a collapse in the steep cliff area atop the slope, said Wu Junyao, director of the natural resources and planning bureau of Zhaotong.
The collapsed mass measured approximately 100 meters in width, 60 meters in height, with an average thickness of around 6 meters, he said.
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