Fourteen people are killed and five are missing after a landslide in southwest China
- The landslide occurred ‘high on a mountain’ near a forestry station in Jinkouhe
Fourteen people have been killed and five are missing after a landslide in southwest China’s Sichuan province.
The landslide “occurred “high on a mountain” at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday at a state forest management station in Jinkouhe, near the city of Leshan, the local government said in an online statement.
“As of 3:30 p.m., the remains of 14 victims have been recovered, while five people are still missing,” the statement said.
Authorities sent more than 180 people and more than a dozen rescue and recovery equipment to the site, according to the statement.
“Search and rescue operations are urgently underway at the moment,” it said.
A view of the giant Buddha of Leshan surrounded by forestry in 2020, about to bear the landslide in Jinkouhe, China
The site is located in a mountainous area about 240 kilometers (150 mi) from the provincial capital of Chengdu.
The remote and densely forested area is prone to natural disasters, including landslides and earthquakes.