2017 Sichuan landslide
A landslide occurred at about 05:38 local time on 24 June 2017 in Diexi Town, Mao County, Sichuan Province in south-western China. It destroyed 40 homes in Xinmo Village and killed 10 people, with a further 73 people missing, as of 27 June. A second smaller landslide at around 17:19 impeded rescue efforts.
Xinmo Village Location of the landslide in Xinmo Village, about 170 km to the north of Chengdu | |
| Native name | 2017年茂县山体垮塌事件 |
|---|---|
| English name | 2017 Sichuan landslide |
| Date | 24 June 2017 (23 June 2017) |
| Time | 5:38:55 CST (21:38 UTC 23 June) |
| Location | Xinmo Village, Diexi Town, Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province (四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州茂县叠溪镇新磨村) |
| Coordinates | 32.0663°N 103.6504°E |
| Casualties | |
| 10 dead (as of 10:00 27 June 2017) | |
| 73 missing (as of 10:00 27 June 2017) | |
| Deaths | 10 killed |
| Missing | 73 missing |
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