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Massive landslide wipes out village in China's Sichuan Province

Updated 2:12 AM ET, Mon June 26, 2017

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Rescue workers walk to the location where they will look for survivors of a massive landslide near Xinmo village in China's Sichuan Province on June 25. Heavy rains caused the side of a mountain to collapse onto the small village.
Photos: Massive landslide wipes out village in China's Sichuan Province
Rescue workers walk to the location where they will look for survivors of a massive landslide near Xinmo village in China's Sichuan Province on June 25. Heavy rains caused the side of a mountain to collapse onto the small village.
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Rescuers with sniffer dogs stand near equipment digging at the site of the landslide.
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Rescuers with sniffer dogs stand near equipment digging at the site of the landslide.
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Rescue personal using front loaders search for missing people on June 25.
Photos: Massive landslide wipes out village in China's Sichuan Province
Rescue personal using front loaders search for missing people on June 25.
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Household goods are scattered among the debris as rescue workers search for victims on June 25.
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Household goods are scattered among the debris as rescue workers search for victims on June 25.
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Two people cry among the rubble on June 25.
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Two people cry among the rubble on June 25.
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Volunteers deliver supplies to the site of a landslide on June 25.
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Volunteers deliver supplies to the site of a landslide on June 25.
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A rescue worker takes a nap on June 25.
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A rescue worker takes a nap on June 25.
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Rescue workers uncover the body of a victim June 24.
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Rescue workers uncover the body of a victim June 24.
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Emergency personnel swarm the area of landslide looking for survivors on June 24.
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Emergency personnel swarm the area of landslide looking for survivors on June 24.
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Emergency personnel work at the site of the massive landslide on June 24.
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Emergency personnel work at the site of the massive landslide on June 24.
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Much of village of Xinmo was covered by the landslide on June 24.
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Much of village of Xinmo was covered by the landslide on June 24.
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Vehicles and people line a road leading to the site of a landslide near Xinmo on June 24.
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Vehicles and people line a road leading to the site of a landslide near Xinmo on June 24.
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Heavy rains caused the side of a mountain to collapse into the Xinmo village in China's Sichuan Province on June 24.