The moment of Lishui landslide in Zhejiang that caused 27 missing following Typhoon Meji

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Channel: People's Daily, China 人民日报 · 2016 · News & Politics

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Twenty-seven people have been confirmed missing after a landslide hit a village near Lishui City in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, according to a local government news briefing held Thursday morning.

The landslide in Su Village occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the Zhejiang provincial government, heavy rains caused by Typhoon Megi triggered the disaster.

Observers’ videos show the side of a hill sliding down onto Su Village below. Twenty houses were reportedly buried. Ten people have gone to the hospital for treatment, and 1460 people have been evacuated, with 125 housed in temporary accomodation.

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