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Landslide in northwestern China leaves 5 dead and 12 still trapped

Landslide in northwestern China leaves 5 dead and 12 still trapped | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct search and rescue at the site of a landslide at a village in Nanhe township of Tanchang County, Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — Five people were killed and 12 others remained trapped after a landslide in northwestern China, state media said Tuesday.

The landslide shortly before 7 a.m. buried 33 people in Nanhe township of Longnan city in Gansu province, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

The cause was unclear. Photos and video posted online by state broadcaster CCTV showed three excavators and rescuers on mounds of earth in an otherwise heavily wooded green area. The sky appeared sunny and clear.

Authorities relocated residents while rescue operations were underway.

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