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3 dead, 38 missing in mudslide

2012-06-29 34 Dailymotion

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />At least three people have been killed, another 38 are missing after a rain-triggered mudslide engulfed a construction site in southwest China's Sichuan province on Thursday (June 28), state media reported.<br/> <br />The incident happened at 6:14 a.m. local time (2214 GMT - June 27) at the construction site of the Baihetan Hydropower Station in Ningnan county, Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, official Xinhua news agency said.<br/> <br />Preliminary investigations showed that the dead and missing were mostly workers at the power station and their family members, it added.<br/> <br />A group of rescuers rushed to the site to start the search for survivors, Xinhua said.<br/> <br />The Baihetan Hydropower Station, which is currently under construction, belongs to the China Three Gorges Corporation.<br/> <br />A large part of southern and eastern China have been hit by heavy rains in the past few days, causing flooding and mudslides.

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