Death toll rises to 43 in SW China landslide

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-7-14 8:44:25

Firefighters search for survivors at the landslide scene in Sanxi Village of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2013. As of 19:00 p.m. (GMT 1100), 43 people were confirmed dead during the landslide that happened in the village of Sanxi on July 10. Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. Search and rescue work continues. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


 

An excavator works at the landslide scene in Sanxi Village of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2013. As of 19:00 p.m. (GMT 1100), 43 people were confirmed dead during the landslide that happened in the village of Sanxi on July 10. Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. Search and rescue work continues. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


 

A relative of a victim weeps at the landslide scene in Sanxi Village of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2013. As of 19:00 p.m. (GMT 1100), 43 people were confirmed dead during the landslide that happened in the village of Sanxi on July 10. Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. Search and rescue work continues. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


 

Firefighters search for survivors at the landslide scene in Sanxi Village of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2013. As of 19:00 p.m. (GMT 1100), 43 people were confirmed dead during the landslide that happened in the village of Sanxi on July 10. Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. Search and rescue work continues. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


 

A relative of a victim weeps at the landslide scene in Sanxi Village of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2013. As of 19:00 p.m. (GMT 1100), 43 people were confirmed dead during the landslide that happened in the village of Sanxi on July 10. Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. Search and rescue work continues. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


 

Photo taken on July 13, 2013 shows flowers presented to the victims at landslide scene in Sanxi Village of Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. As of 19:00 p.m. (GMT 1100), 43 people were confirmed dead during the landslide that happened in the village of Sanxi on July 10. Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. Search and rescue work continues. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


 

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