China-Landslide/Bodies
Maoxian County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, southwest China - June 24, 2017
1. Aerial shots of landslide site
2. Aerial shot of river meandering through stone debris
3. Aerial shot of zig-zag roads
4. Aerial shot of mountains
5. Rescuers with search dog searching for missing among debris
6. Rescuer using instruments to detect life among stones
7. Various of rescuers carrying earth, stones with shovels, hands
8. Various of excavators clearing debris
9. Pieces of broken homes
10. Boulders
11. Various of rescuers using instruments to detect life
12. Bulldozers working at site
As of 18:00 Saturday, five bodies have been retrieved from the debris in the wake of a massive landslide that buried 62 homes, and more than 120 people are thought to be missing in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The landslide from a high part of a mountain in Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba hit Xinmo Village in Maoxian County at 05:45, blocking a 2-km section of river and burying 1,600 meters of road.
The provincial government has launched the highest level of disaster relief response and sent rescue teams to the site.
Currently, more than 1,000 workers with life-detection instruments are engaged in the search for survivors.
The provincial department of land and resources said the landslide was caused by heavy rain. An estimated 18 million cubic meters of earth mass engulfed Xinmo Village.
China-Landslide/Bodies
Dateline : June 24, 2017
Location : Maoxian,Sichuan,China
Duration : 2'06
Maoxian County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, southwest China - June 24, 2017
1. Aerial shots of landslide site
2. Aerial shot of river meandering through stone debris
3. Aerial shot of zig-zag roads
4. Aerial shot of mountains
5. Rescuers with search dog searching for missing among debris
6. Rescuer using instruments to detect life among stones
7. Various of rescuers carrying earth, stones with shovels, hands
8. Various of excavators clearing debris
9. Pieces of broken homes
10. Boulders
11. Various of rescuers using instruments to detect life
12. Bulldozers working at site
As of 18:00 Saturday, five bodies have been retrieved from the debris in the wake of a massive landslide that buried 62 homes, and more than 120 people are thought to be missing in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The landslide from a high part of a mountain in Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba hit Xinmo Village in Maoxian County at 05:45, blocking a 2-km section of river and burying 1,600 meters of road.
The provincial government has launched the highest level of disaster relief response and sent rescue teams to the site.
Currently, more than 1,000 workers with life-detection instruments are engaged in the search for survivors.
The provincial department of land and resources said the landslide was caused by heavy rain. An estimated 18 million cubic meters of earth mass engulfed Xinmo Village.
ID : 8054013
Published : 2017-06-24 18:47
Last Modified : 2017-07-14 04:31:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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