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8 bodies found after East China landslides

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-05-09 11:38

FUZHOU - Eight bodies have been found and 33 people remain missing after a landslide hit Taining county in East China's Fujian province, sources with Taining County authorities confirmed Monday morning.

The landslide occurred at about 5 am on Sunday in Taining county, where about 100,000 cubic meters of mud and rocks flowed downhill, burying a temporary shed at a hydropower station construction site and damaging its offices.

The identities of the bodies are still waiting to be confirmed.

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