Native name | 2017年茂县山体垮塌事件 |
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English name | 2017 Sichuan landslide |
Date | 24 June 2017 | (23 June 2017 )
Time | 5:38:55 CST (21:38 UTC 23 June)[1] |
Location | Xinmo Village, Diexi Town, Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province (四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州茂县叠溪镇新磨村)[2] |
Coordinates | 32°03′59″N 103°39′01″E / 32.0663°N 103.6504°E |
Casualties | |
10 dead (as of 10:00 27 June 2017)[3] | |
73 missing (as of 10:00 27 June 2017)[3] | |
Deaths | 10 killed |
Missing | 73 missing |
A landslide occurred at about 05:38 local time on 24 June 2017 in Diexi Town, Mao County, Sichuan Province in south-western China. It destroyed 40 homes in Xinmo Village and killed 10 people, with a further 73 people missing, as of 27 June.[1] A second smaller landslide at around 17:19 impeded rescue efforts.