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BEIJING, Jan 22 (APP): Forty-seven people got trapped after a landslide buried their houses on Monday morning in Zhaotong City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said.
The landslide occurred at 5:51 a.m in Liangshui Village of Tangfang Town in Zhenxiong County, CGTN reported.
The provincial disaster management authorities have initiated an emergency response operation and dispatched rescuers as well as dozens of fire engines and other equipment.
More than 200 people have been “urgently evacuated” from the region.