BBC News Top Stories-World China At least 47 buried after landslide in Yunnan - state media
January 22, 2024 2 min 228 words
这则报道揭示了云南省发生的山体滑坡事件，造成至少两人死亡、数十人失踪。报道中提到的总统习近平下令全力展开救援工作，而灾区正面临零下温度的考验。从居民的陈述中可见，滑坡发生时，他们正在熟睡中，这一突发事件给当地人带来极大的震撼。文章未明确滑坡原因，但该地区常因地理位置而发生此类事件，加之常见的洪涝灾害。此外，附近存在多个煤矿，当地居民多为老人和儿童，增加了救援的难度。值得关注的是，中国副总理张国清正在指导救援工作。这次灾难再次呼吁对这些容易发生自然灾害的地区进行更加细致的预防和保护措施。希望救援能够及时到位，减少人员伤亡。
At least two people have died while dozens of others are missing after a landslide struck China's southwestern province of Yunnan.
The landslide in Zhaotong city happened at 05:51 local time (21:51 GMT) on Monday, trapping 47 people.
President Xi Jinping has ordered an "all-out" rescue in the area which is experiencing sub-zero temperatures.
State broadcaster CCTV has reported that two "unresponsive" bodies have so far been pulled from the rubble.
A resident of Liangshui village told Jimu News that the landslide happened while they were sleeping.
"It was very loud, and there was also a shake, it felt like a big earthquake," she said.
Video clips shared on social media showed rescuers walking on piles of rubble against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains. Personal belongings are seen scattered among the collapsed masonry.
The cause of the landslide was unclear, but the remote mountainous region is prone to them, due its location. Floods are also common.
The area also has many coal mines.
News China quoted another villager as saying that most of the residents there were elderly and children.
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing is leading a workgroup to the site to guide rescue operations.
In January 2013, at least 18 people were killed in a landslide in the same county of Zhenxiong.