11 miners confirmed dead in landslide in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Sep 04 2014 | 8:10 AM IST
All the eleven miners who were buried in a rainstorm-triggered landslide in China's southwestern Chongqing muncipality have been confirmed dead with the recovery of the last body, officials said.
The last body of the 11 workers of a mine in Yunyang County of Chongqing Municipality, was found last night.
The miners were moving from their dormitories to a safe area early on Monday when the landslide took place, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Rainstorms pounded the county on Sunday and Monday, with a precipitation of more than 300mm in some townships.
The bad weather has left 27 dead and five missing in Yunyang.
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First Published: Sep 04 2014 | 8:10 AM IST

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