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Death Toll of China’s Gansu Mudslide May Rise, Disaster Relief Chief Says

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The death toll from last week’s mudslide in Gansu, the worst calamity in the northwestern Chinese province in decades, may further increase from 702, according to a disaster relief official.

At least 702 people were reported dead, with another 1,042 missing as of 4 p.m. yesterday. Some of the preliminary casualty figures were being verified as rescue work progressed, the Ministry of Civil Affairs Disaster Relief Deputy Director-General Zhang Weixing said in a televised press conference today in Beijing.

A 52-year-old man was pulled out from the rubble yesterday after he had been buried for about 60 hours, China Daily reported today. Torrential rains are forecast to hit Zhouqu county, the site of the mudslide, until Aug. 14, the China Meteorological Administration on its website.

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