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21:33, 09-Dec-2018
Death toll in SW China landslide rises to 5
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21:06, 12-Dec-2018
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The death toll has risen to five after a landslide hit a county in southwest China's Sichuan Province Sunday afternoon, local authorities said Tuesday.
The body of the latest victim was found at around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the site of the landslide in the city of Luzhou.
So far, five people have died and another seven have been injured. The injured are being treated in local hospitals.
According to local authorities, the rescue operation has come to an end at this point.
The landslide toppled a number of residential houses in Fenshui Town, Xuyong County, in the city of Luzhou, at around 4:20 p.m. Sunday, leaving 12 people buried.
(With inputs from Xinhua News Agency)
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