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74 missing in China landslip

CHONGQING: Authorities confirmed on Saturday afternoon that 74 people went missing and eight others were injured in a landslip in south-west China’s Chongqing.

The accident happened at about 3 p.m. on Friday at an iron ore mine in Jiwei Mountain in Tiekuang Township, Wulong County, about 170 km southeast of Chongqing’s downtown. Mr. Ai said 27 of the miners were working underground when the landslip occurred. Debris has blocked a river and may form a barrier lake if it rains. According to the rescue headquarters, the people buried in the debris have almost no chance of survival, but there is hope for the 27 miners trapped in the mine. — Xinhua

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