Houses buried in mud are seen in this picture taken on September 8, 2008. [Xinhua] The accident occurred around 8 am on Monday in a warehouse holding waste ore
dregs of the Tashan Mine in Xiangfen County, Linfen City, which was soaked by
torrential rain. But rough terrain, poor telecommunications and continuous rainfall hampered the
rescue effort The mud-rock flow also destroyed a three-story office building, a market and
some villagers' houses in the valley.
Witness said the flow roared down the valley and washed away the market and the
houses in a few minutes The specific number of the people trapped underneath the rubble is still under
investigation. |
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