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Mudslides bury 200 quake relief workers

by krishna53 | May 19, 2008 at 09:47 am | 122 views | 1 comment

The rescue effort following last Monday's devastating earthquake took a tragic turn yesterday when authorities revealed more than 200 relief workers had been buried by mudslides in southwestern China in the past three days.

An official at the Sichuan provincial Communications Department confirmed the mudslides but said: "The total death toll is still being counted."

There have been numerous rockslides on unstable mountain slopes. Blocked rivers swollen by heavy rain have threatened to burst their banks.

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at 11:46 on May 19th, 2008

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The New York Times Monday, May 19, 2008 -- 2:47 AM ET ----- 200 Earthquake Relief Workers Buried by Mudslide in China China's state-run Xinhua News Agency says more than 200 relief workers have been buried by a mudslide in Sichuan province. The Chinese government has declared a three-day period of mourning for the May 12 quake. It has estimated that as many as 50,000 people died as a result of the earthquake. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na