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World|life|June 24, 2017 / 07:59 PM
China landslide leaves 120 missing in Sichuan

AKIPRESS.COM - More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, BBCreports as state media saying.

About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a mountain collapsed at about 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT Friday).

Rescue teams are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath rocks dislodged by hours of heavy rainfall. Five people are confirmed dead.

President Xi Jinping urged rescuers to "spare no effort".

A couple and a baby were rescued and taken to hospital after teams of workers used ropes to move large rocks, AFP news agency reports, citing local authorities.

Qiao Dashuai told CCTV the baby had woken them and when they came to the door of their home they were swept away by water. He said his parents and other relatives were still missing.

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