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Photo gallery: China landslide sweeps through village, killing 46

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Published on Jan 13, 2013
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  • Chinese paramilitary policemen dig through a landslide to search for victims in the Zhaojiagou village in Zhenxiong county in south-west China's Yunnan province on Friday, Jan 11, 2013. Three people remain missing after a landslide which killed 43, including seven from a single family, struck a remote village in China. -- PHOTO: AP

    Chinese paramilitary policemen dig through a landslide to search for victims in the Zhaojiagou village in Zhenxiong county in south-west China's Yunnan province on Friday, Jan 11, 2013. Three people remain missing after a landslide which killed 43, including seven from a single family, struck a remote village in China. -- PHOTO: AP

  • A woman grieves after her relatives were killed during a landslide in Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A woman grieves after her relatives were killed during a landslide in Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Chinese rescue workers carry a dead body they found while searching for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, south-west China's Yunnan province on on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

    Chinese rescue workers carry a dead body they found while searching for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, south-west China's Yunnan province on on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

  • A crane is seen as rescuers search for buried victims after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    A crane is seen as rescuers search for buried victims after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Rescuers search for victims after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province, on Jan 11, 2013. Eighteen people have been confirmed dead, two others injured and dozens more remain buried after a landslide hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, local authorities said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Rescuers search for victims after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province, on Jan 11, 2013. Eighteen people have been confirmed dead, two others injured and dozens more remain buried after a landslide hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, local authorities said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Paramilitary policemen search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province, on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: Copyright: REUTERS

    Paramilitary policemen search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province, on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: Copyright: REUTERS

  • A Chinese excavator and rescue workers search for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

    A Chinese excavator and rescue workers search for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

  • Chinese rescue workers search for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

    Chinese rescue workers search for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

  • Chinese paramilitary policemen and other rescue workers dig through a landslide to search for victims in the Zhaojiagou village in Zhenxiong county in southwest China's Yunnan province Friday, on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP

    Chinese paramilitary policemen and other rescue workers dig through a landslide to search for victims in the Zhaojiagou village in Zhenxiong county in southwest China's Yunnan province Friday, on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP

  • Chinese rescue workers carry a dead body they found while searching for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

    Chinese rescue workers carry a dead body they found while searching for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

  • Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. The death toll from a landslide that hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday has risen to 42, after more bodies were retrieved, Xinhua News Agency reported. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. The death toll from a landslide that hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday has risen to 42, after more bodies were retrieved, Xinhua News Agency reported. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

  • Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

    Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Chinese paramilitary policemen dig through a landslide to search for victims in the Zhaojiagou village in Zhenxiong county in south-west China's Yunnan province on Friday, Jan 11, 2013. Three people remain missing after a landslide which killed 43, including seven from a single family, struck a remote village in China. -- PHOTO: AP

A woman grieves after her relatives were killed during a landslide in Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Chinese rescue workers carry a dead body they found while searching for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, south-west China's Yunnan province on on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

A crane is seen as rescuers search for buried victims after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescuers search for victims after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province, on Jan 11, 2013. Eighteen people have been confirmed dead, two others injured and dozens more remain buried after a landslide hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, local authorities said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Paramilitary policemen search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province, on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: Copyright: REUTERS

A Chinese excavator and rescue workers search for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

Chinese rescue workers search for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

Chinese paramilitary policemen and other rescue workers dig through a landslide to search for victims in the Zhaojiagou village in Zhenxiong county in southwest China's Yunnan province Friday, on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP

Chinese rescue workers carry a dead body they found while searching for buried residents in a disaster-hit area in Gaopo village, southwest China's Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP

Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. The death toll from a landslide that hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday has risen to 42, after more bodies were retrieved, Xinhua News Agency reported. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide hit Zhenxiong county, Yunnan province on Jan 11, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

The death toll from a landslide that swept through a village in the steep, snow-dusted mountains of southern China on Friday, Jan 11, 2013, has risen to at least 46, state media reported Saturday.

The landslide smothered 14 homes in Zhaojiagou village in Yunnan province, burying 27 adults and 19 children.

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