3 dead, 38 missing in Sichuan mudslide
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An armed police aids bicyclists to pass dangerous route in the area affected by a mudslide. |
Three people have been confirmed dead and another 38 are still missing after a rain-triggered mudslide hit a a construction zone Thursday morning in southwest China's Sichuan province, according to local authorities Friday.
The disaster occurred at 6:14 a.m. at the construction zone of Baihetan Hydropower Station in Ningnan county, Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, said Cai Dingyuan, an official with the county government.
All the victims are workers of the hydropower station and their family members, preliminary investigation found.
All the other 557 people from 117 households near the mudslide site were already evacuated on Thursday morning.
The Baihetan Hydropower Station, currently under construction by the China Three Gorges Corporation, is located on the lower reaches of the Jinsha River, a major headwater stream of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway.
China's National Committee for Disaster Reduction and Ministry of Civil Affairs on Thursday jointly released a national-level emergency response to the Sichuan mudslide and sent work teams to the region.
(Xinhua contributed to the story)
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