The Asian Age

Second landslide hits China

- KJMV ARM A BEIJING, JUNE 27

A second landslide on Tuesday struck a village in southweste­rn China, which was previously hit by another massive landslide over the weekend in which 15 people were killed and 93 others missing.

The ruins of the massive landslide site was hit by minor secondary slides on Tuesday, local rescue authoritie­s said.

The slides occurred in the flattened village of Xinmo, Maoxian County, Sichuan Province, Xinhua news agency reported.

Rocks and mud measuring about 100 cubic meters fell. But no injuries were reported as the area was cordoned off following a landslide warning issued on Monday, the report said. The massive landslide left at least 93 missing.

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