China: At least 20 dead, dozens missing in Yunnan landslide - BBC News

Most of the city's residents were either elderly or children, one villager told a local news outlet.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rescue workers in Zhenxiong county are working in sub-zero temperaturesBy Fan Wang & Kelly NgBBC News The death toll from a landslide in China's Yunnan province has risen to 20, while 24 people remain missing.

The landslide in Zhaotong occurred at 05:51 local time (21:51 GMT) on Monday, trapping dozens of people.

Rescuers are racing against time and working through sub-zero temperatures to find those still missing, state news agency Xinhua said.

Preliminary investigations show the landslide resulted from a collapse in a steep cliff, it reported.

The collapsed mass measured approximately 100m (328ft) in width, 60m in height, with an average thickness of around 6m, Xinhua said, citing city authorities.

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