6 Dead After Landslide Strikes South China Town

By Barnaby Lofton, June 4, 2019

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On Sunday morning, June 2, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Emergency Management reported that six people had died during a landslide in the prefecture-level city of Yangjiang. The landslide occurred around 2.30am in the town of Chunwan, in the city of Yangchun.

The recent onslaught of heavy rains triggered the landslide, which buried the first floor of a concrete-reinforced, three-story building. 

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Image via Guangdong Provincial Department of Emergency Management

The owner, who is a local villager, rented out the first floor of his house to local construction workers. On the night of the incident, there were 13 people sleeping on the first floor, while the owner was asleep on the third floor. 

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Image via Weibo

By Sunday evening at 8.30pm, first responders had managed to rescue six people from the first floor, but all died shortly after. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, eight people escaped. 

Official investigations into the cause of the landslide are underway.

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[Cover image via Weibo]

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