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20 injured in SW China landslide

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-07 07:04

CHENGDU: A landslide blocked the Daduhe River in the southwest China's Sichuan Province. At least 20 people were injured and eight in critical condition.

The water has overrun the obstruction, which is about 300,000 to 400,000 cubic meters.

Provincial government ordered people at lower reaches of the river be evacuated as soon as possible.

Details about landslide are not available at present.