1 dead, 7 missing in central China landslide
STORY: 1 dead, 7 missing in central China landslide
DATELINE: July 9, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:01
LOCATION: WUHAN, China
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the rescue sites
STORYLINE:
Local authorities said Sunday that one person has been confirmed dead while seven others are still missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday.
Rescue teams have identified the location of another person, who was previously reported missing, and are currently carrying out a rescue operation. Another five people were reported injured in the landslide.
The landslide struck the construction site in Yueshan Village, Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng in Yichang City, at around 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Ministry of Emergency Management has activated a level-four emergency response to geological disasters and sent a working group to the site to guide emergency handling.
More than 390 rescue workers are conducting search operations at the site.
A total of 17 nearby local resi
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