11 bodies recovered in Tibet landslide

Updated: 2013-03-31 19:04

(Xinhua)

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LHASA - Nine more bodies were retrieved on Sunday at the site of a mining area landslide in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, rescuers said.

That brings the number of recovered bodies to 11 after the landslide occurred two days ago in Maizhokunggar County, about 68 km from regional capital Lhasa.

Another 72 miners remain missing.

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