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Sichuan blaze leaves 30 dead

By Zhang Yi | China Daily | Updated: 2019-04-02 07:36

Wind shift, rough terrain hamper efforts of 689 firefighters in high-altitude forest

Thirty people were confirmed killed while fighting a forest fire that broke out on Saturday in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement on Monday.

By 6:30 pm on Monday, the bodies of the victims were all recovered, including 27 firefighters and three locals, said the ministry, whose official website switched to black and white to mourn the tragedy.

Sichuan blaze leaves 30 dead

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