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Two people have been killed and three others are missing after a landslide hit southwest China's Yunnan Province Tuesday, local authorities said Wednesday.
A landslide lashed Huangping Village in Yanjin County on Tuesday, burying two houses, according to the county government.
As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, three people had been rescued, but two were found dead. Rescuers are still determining the whereabouts of the remaining three.
A preliminary investigation indicated the landslide was triggered by days of torrential rain.
Personnel from the local departments of emergency response, natural resources, public security, armed police and fire department have rushed to the site and joined in the rescue.
