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Netizens report that guards are restricting access to the disaster area because of the presence of an underground nuclear research facility.
A massive seven-hour rainstorm hit Sichuan Province on August 17, causing mudslides and flash floods across the area.
Heavy downpours caused a mudslide to hit in Southwestern Sichuan Province late last month, officials said Monday. Rescuers recovered 14 bodies, but approximately 26 people remain missing.
An avalanche likely killed four Japanese hikers who were climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska, the National Park Service said on Sunday.
Three skiers and a snowboarder were killed in two different avalanches in Washington state on Sunday, according to local media reports.
A massive winter storm last week dumped several feet of snow throughout the Cascade and Rocky mountain ranges in the western United States, creating concern over avalanches.
