At Least 11 Dead, Scores Missing After Landslide Hits China’s Yunnan Province Amid Freezing Temperatures

At Least 11 Dead, Scores Missing After Landslide Hits China’s Yunnan Province Amid Freezing Temperatures
The aftermath of a landslide in Liangshui village in Zhaotong, in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, on Jan. 22, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
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A landslide in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province has left dozens of people missing, while hundreds more have been forced to evacuate. The disaster struck on Jan. 22 in the village of Liangshui near the town of Tangfang in Zhenxiong County.

China’s CCTV state television quoted a local official as saying that the death toll had risen to 11 by the evening.