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Nine dead in landslide in China

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IANS Beijing

All nine people buried by a landslide in China's Yunnan province have been confirmed dead as bodies of the last seven were retrieved, authorities said Monday.

Nine people were buried as the disaster hit Xiaoxin village in Dongchuan district of the provincial capital Kunming city last Tuesday, the district's publicity department said, Xinhua reported.

Two bodies were recovered by Thursday and the rest were found by Sunday night.

The landslide was triggered by rains.

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First Published: Nov 03 2014 | 8:00 AM IST

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