Rain-triggered landslide in Yunnan leaves 2 dead, 4 missing

Continuous heavy rain triggered mudslides and landslides in Fengqing county, Yunnan province, early on Sunday, leaving two dead and four missing, state media reported.

Heavy rain lashed Fengshan town between 1am and 8am, triggering a mudslide in Anshi village that left two missing and a landslide in Shuijing village that left four missing, the county government said, according to Xinhua.

By 5pm, two of the missing had been found in Shuijing village with no vital signs. Search operations for the remaining missing persons are continuing.

The Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV national geological disaster emergency response on Sunday.

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