State media report that two people have died and two others are in hospital, while search and rescue efforts remain underway for the many still missing.
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A landslide in southwestern China on Monday buried dozens of villagers, leaving at least two dead, and forced more than 500 others to evacuate, according to reports by state media.
Xinhua reported that the landslide occurred in a village within Zhaoxiong City in Yunnan province at around 5:51 a.m. local time. The Yunnan Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps immediately dispatched 812 personnel and 45 dogs to begin search and rescue efforts for at least 47 people missing across 18 different households, according to the China National Fire and Rescue Administration’s social media. China Global Television Network later reported that two deaths were confirmed, while China Central Television reported that two people with injuries have been pulled from the rubble and are being treated in hospital.
It’s not clear what caused the landslide, though videos shared online show the area covered in snow.
Yunnan and the rest of southern China are expected to have intense and widespread snowfall, according to the National Meteorological Center, as the country faces its first cold wave of the year with temperatures sinking to below freezing.
