Rescue operations intensify in Sichuan, China, as 29 reported missing

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Twenty-nine people have been confirmed missing after a devastating landslide hit a village in Yibin, Sichuan province, China on Saturday (Feb 8), according to a news conference held early Sunday morning.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ycvxs4m3  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:0029 people remain missing after a massive landslide struck a village in Yibin, Sichuan Province

00:07on Saturday.

00:08The landslide, which hit Jinping Village in Yibin, Sichuan Province on Saturday, has

00:37hit Jinping Village in Junlian County at around 11.50 a.m., buried ten homes and a

00:42production facility.

00:44Authorities are still verifying the total number of missing persons.

00:48Preliminary assessments suggest that continuous rainfall and unstable geological conditions

00:53triggered the disaster.

00:55The landslide displaced over 100,000 cubic meters of debris, creating a 1.2 kilometer-long

01:02flow that remains active.

01:05Sichuan authorities have deployed 949 rescue personnel, along with emergency equipment

01:11and supplies.

01:12More than 200 residents in at-risk areas have been relocated.

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