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11 missing, 11 injured in southwest China landslide

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-26 19:24
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KUNMING - Eleven people went missing and another 11 were injured after a landslide triggered by rain Monday morning in southwest China's Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, a spokesman with the prefecture government said.

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The landslide happened at 00:30 am in Gongshan Drung-Nu Autonomous County, according to the spokesman.

About 62 rescue workers were at the scene searching for the 11 missing.

The rescue work is ongoing.