41 missing as landslide hit hydropower station in SE China

Updated: 2016-05-09 07:43

(Xinhua)

41 missing as landslide hit hydropower station in SE China

Rescuers work at the landslide site in Taining County, East China's Fujian Province, May 8, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

Another 13 people are being treated at a local hospital. All are in stable condition, authorities said.

The site under construction is an extension of the Chitan hydropower station, an affiliate of Huadian Fuxin Energy Limited Company. Construction began in November 2015 and is expected to begin operation in August 2017.

Armed police arrived at the site around 5 p.m. Sunday and joined existing rescuers to search those still missing.

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