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14 buried in SW China stone pit landslide

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-08 02:00

The site of the pit landslide is seen in Emeishan City, in southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday April 7, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

CHENGDU - Fourteen people were buried in a stone pit landslide in Emeishan City, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at about 13:50 Wednesday, local authorities said.

Related readings:  Man survives 54 hours under landslide  Landslide death toll reaches 23  3 killed, 20 missing in NW China landslide

The buried include nine drivers and five miners. The 250,000 cubic meter landslide also buried nine trucks loaded with ore and a excavator at the Shunjiang Quarry in Ledu Town, Emeishan, said Zhang Yili, vice mayor of Emeishan.

The buried had been located and the rescuers are working to save them, Zhang said.

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