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15:30, 29-Jun-2017
Minute's silence for China landslide victims
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Authorities in southwest China's Sichuan Province have said they will hold a minute's silence on Friday for the victims of a massive landslide in Maoxian County.
The silence is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. local time (0200GMT). Local government websites have also been changed to a black and white color scheme.
The landslide hit Xinmo village on Saturday morning, burying over 100 people and 62 homes.
A second landslide struck the area on Tuesday and over 2,000 rescue workers who were working around the clock to locate people buried in the debris were evacuated.
Ten bodies have been found so far and the death toll is expected to rise.
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