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4 dead and 17 trapped in landslides in southwestern China

4 dead and 17 trapped in landslides in southwestern China | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers prepare to conduct a search and rescue operation following a landslides in Qingyang Village of Guowa township in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Yang Wenbin/Xinhua via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — Landslides in a rural area in China’s southwestern Guizhou province have killed at least four people with 17 others still missing in the debris, state media said.

Two bodies were found in Changshi township on Thursday, and two others in nearby Qingyang village, where a landslide buried 19 people from eight households, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency.

Most of Guowa township, where Qingyang is located, had lost power after the landslides, a local newspaper reported.

A resident told state media that it had rained all night. A drone video of the area showed a large swathe of brown earth that cut through the green slope of the hilly terrain.

4 dead and 17 trapped in landslides in southwestern China | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an excavator clears roads following a landslide in Qingyang Village, Guowa Township in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)
4 dead and 17 trapped in landslides in southwestern China | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency,This aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows the aftermath of landslides in Qingyang Village, Dafang County in the city of Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Thursday May 22, 2025. (Yang Wenbin/Xinhua via AP)

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