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Man saved 60 hours after landslide in NW China

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2010-08-11 06:54
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Man saved 60 hours after landslide in NW China
Rescuers save Liu Ma Shindan, 52, on Tuesday, 60 hours after he was trapped in an apartment building following the landslide in Zhouqu, Gansu province. The death toll from a massive rain-triggered mudslide in Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing. Some 1,243 people have been rescued. [Photo/Xinhua]

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