BEIJING — At least four people don die for landslides wey happen for Guizhou province, southwestern China, on Thursday, as rescue teams dey search for 17 people wey still dey trapped. This wahala happen for Dafang county, wey affect Changshi and Guowa townships.
According to state media, two landslides occur for two different locations inside Dafang county. The first landslide start around 3:00 am local time, while the second one happen around 9:00 am. News from Xinhua say the first landslide trap two people, while the second one catch 19 people.
Video footage from CCTV show village wey don full everywhere with brown mud wey cover farmlands and collect for bottom of one mountain wey dey forested. The provincial government confirm say they don activate Level II emergency response to manage the situation.
China’s Ministry of Natural Resources don send team go the area to help guide the rescue operations. The emergency management ministry don urge teams to put every effort to ensure say dem go recover the missing people.
Rescue efforts dey face challenges as the region dey very remote, the terrain dey high and steep making am difficult to reach the victims. Dis incident don highlight the serious impact wey geological disasters fit get on communities.
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