Number of Landslide Victims in Wulong ConfirmedSeventy-nine people have been confirmed dead in the disastrous landslide last week in Wulong County in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, according to the latest official information.A landslide occurred in Wulong County and destroyed a 9-story residential building at 8:30 p.m. on May 1, the first day of a seven-day national vacation. More than one thousand police, soldiers, and medical workers rushed to perform the rescue work in the past week. The landslide was categorized a geological disaster by a special team of experts. The area around Chongqing City is an has a complicated geological structure, soft stratum and abundant rain, which is prone to geological drastic changes. |
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