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7 killed, 2 rescued in north China's loess landslide

(Xinhua)    09:41, May 21, 2015
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Rescuers carry the last victim in a building collapse in Yimin New Village, Linxian County of north China's Shanxi Province, May 20, 2015. By 17:40 on May 20, two people have been saved and seven confirmed dead, after a landslide on a loess hill burst in Linxian of Shanxi Province Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

LINXIAN, Shanxi, May 20 -- Seven people have been confirmed dead, and two others were rescued 21 hours after a landslide on a loess hill buried four farmers' houses in north China's Shanxi Province Tuesday evening.

The last person rescued from the rubble in Yimin New Village, Linxian County was an 81-year-old woman.

The landslide occurred at 8:27 p.m. Tuesday. Rescuers were told that there were nine people in the houses.

The village was built in 2005, with 5,000 villagers relocated from their former dwellings on the hillside.

The hills in Shanxi, which are located on a loess plateau, are prone to landslides and mudflows due to the region's loose geographic structure.


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