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Updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010 10:44 pm TWN, AP

NW China landslides death toll reaches 1,467

BEIJING- The official Xinhua News Agency cited rescue officials as saying Tuesday that another 298 people were still missing following the Aug. 8 mudslide that crashed into Zhouqu county in Gansu province, triggered by heavy rain.

The disaster was caused when a debris-blocked swollen river burst, swamping entire mountain villages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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