17 missing after SW China mudslide
Updated: 2014-07-09 11:02
(Xinhua)
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KUNMING - Seventeen people were missing after a mudslide hit Fugong County in southwest China's Yunnan Province early Wednesday, said local authorities.
The disaster occurred at around 3 a.m. at Shawa Village in Fugong, administrated by Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, said a spokesman with the county's publicity bureau.
One person was slightly injured in the mudslide, said the spokesman.
Rescue efforts are underway.
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