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| Dozens missing after landslide in Shaanxi, China | Dozens missing after landslide in Shaanxi, China |
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| About 40 people are missing after a landslide in China's northwest Shaanxi province, say local authorities. | |
| The landslide buried 15 dormitory buildings and three homes owned by the Shaanxi Wuzhou Mining Company in Shanyang county shortly after midnight, covering a large area of land. | |
| Rescue efforts have been greatly hampered by heavy rain, said state broadcaster CCTV. | Rescue efforts have been greatly hampered by heavy rain, said state broadcaster CCTV. |
| China has seen severe weather during the current monsoon season. | China has seen severe weather during the current monsoon season. |
| The powerful Typhoon Soudelor hit southern China over the weekend bringing strong winds and rain,. | |
| The Shanyang government said on its website that people in the area surrounding the landslide had been evacuated, and that large machinery and rescue personnel had been brought in. | |
| CCTV said dozens of soldiers, some with sniffer dogs, were at the scene looking for signs of life. |