At least 14 people in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, were
killed in a mudslide that also destroyed a local hydraulic power
station recently. Twenty-seven were injured and four are still
missing.
The rescue team was still looking for survivors on Saturday, said
Zhang Xinying, director of the power station, who organized the
rescue efforts. Zhang said the financial losses were estimated to
be 20 million yuan (US$2.42 million).
The landslide occurred at about noon and leveled the power station
in which 45 people were working. A funeral was held on Saturday by
the local government. A team of experts, led by Sun Wensheng,
vice-minister of land and resources, visited Yingjiang from August
17 to18, to investigate the mudslide and also meet the relatives of
the victims.
(China Daily)