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A landslide caused by torrential rain occured on 24 July 2017 at about 6:00 am local time in Maoxian County, [[Sichuan province]] in south-western China.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40390642 | title=China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan | publisher=BBC | accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/24/content_29870665.htm | title=Over 100 buried in SW China landslide | publisher=Chinadaily | accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref> The incident lead to the destruction of 40 homes in Xinmo village, where more than 140 people are feared buried. The landslide also blocked a two-kilometre stretch of a river.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-landslide-more-than-100-feared-buried-as-village-destroyed-20170624-gwxr43.html | title=China landslide: more than 100 feared buried as village destroyed | publisher=The Sunday Morning Herald | accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref>
A landslide caused by torrential rain occurred on 24 July 2017 at about 6:00 am local time in Maoxian County, [[Sichuan province]] in south-western China.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40390642 | title=China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan | publisher=BBC | accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/24/content_29870665.htm | title=Over 100 buried in SW China landslide | publisher=Chinadaily | accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref> The incident lead to the destruction of 40 homes in Xinmo village, where more than 140 people are feared buried. The landslide also blocked a two-kilometre stretch of a river.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-landslide-more-than-100-feared-buried-as-village-destroyed-20170624-gwxr43.html | title=China landslide: more than 100 feared buried as village destroyed | publisher=The Sunday Morning Herald | accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref>


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A landslide caused by torrential rain occurred on 24 July 2017 at about 6:00 am local time in Maoxian County, Sichuan province in south-western China.[1][2] The incident lead to the destruction of 40 homes in Xinmo village, where more than 140 people are feared buried. The landslide also blocked a two-kilometre stretch of a river.[3]

Reference

  1. ^ "China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan". BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Over 100 buried in SW China landslide". Chinadaily. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ "China landslide: more than 100 feared buried as village destroyed". The Sunday Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2017.