Remaining landslide victims found in China, bringing death toll to 44
The bodies of the remaining victims of a landslide in China’s Yunnan province were recovered Thursday, bringing the death toll to 44, state media said.
BEIJING — The bodies of the remaining victims of a landslide in southwestern China were recovered Thursday, bringing the death toll to 44 after four days of searching through the rubble of dirt and crumbled homes, state media said.
The final body was found in the evening, according to state broadcaster CCTV, which posted photos of excavators and teams of searchers in orange uniforms and helmets, part of a contingent of more than 1,000 rescuers.
The landslide slammed into houses at the foot of a slope early Monday morning in Liangshui, a village in a remote and mountainous part of Yunnan province. It left a barren swath on the slope after hitting the village, which sits between snow-covered, terraced fields.
Two survivors were found on Monday.
A preliminary investigation found that the landslide had been triggered by the collapse of a steep clifftop area, according to Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency. It did not elaborate on the cause of the initial collapse.
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