19 buried in Yunnan landslide
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| Rescuers search at the landslide site in the village of Zhenhe, located in Yiliang County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 4, 2012. Nineteen people, including 18 students, were buried in a landslide that occurred on Thursday. [Xinhua] |
![Rescuers search at the landslide site in the village of Zhenhe, located in Yiliang County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 4, 2012. Nineteen people, including 18 students, were buried in a landslide that occurred on Thursday. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20121004/000cf1bdc9db11d7840c32.jpg "Rescuers search at the landslide site in the village of Zhenhe, located in Yiliang County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 4, 2012. Nineteen people, including 18 students, were buried in a landslide that occurred on Thursday. [Xinhua]")
19 people, 18 of whom were students, have been buried in a landslide in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The accident happened in Yiliang County of Zhaotong City.
The primary school students were caught beneath the landslide when their school building collapsed. Two farm houses near the school were also buried. The local government has relocated people to safe places, and rescue teams are on the way to the stricken area.
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