BEIJING, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rescuers have retrieved the body of a
final missing person in a northern China landslide, bringing the death toll
to 20, local officials said.
The incident last Friday (Masrch 15) in Shanxi province flattened several residential buildings and a public bathhouse. Authorities initially reported 10 deaths and 10 missing people.
“As of 11:22 am (0322 GMT) on March 21, the last missing person in the…
landslide has been found,” the Shanxi Fire Department said in a statement on its official social media page.
“There were 20 casualties in this incident.”
The cause of the landslide has not been confirmed. — NNN-AGENCIES
