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Hebei

Six people drown in boat accident

Six people in Cangzhou, Hebei province, drowned in a boat accident on the Ziya River near Yangzhangge village on Sunday afternoon, local authorities said. One person was found dead at the scene and the other five died in hospital. The accident happened at around 2:10 pm, and the cause is under investigation.

Shanxi

8 still missing under landslide debris

Twelve people died in a landslide that destroyed a house in Shanxi province on Friday, and eight people remain missing, local authorities said on Monday. The rescue team, after more than two days' work, cleared the way for heavy rescue equipment to find those still unaccounted for. To avoid secondary damage to anyone who might be buried in debris, the rescue team used the machines mainly to clean up the collapsed buildings, while getting in contact with the families of those missing to confirm what they were wearing and narrow down the places they could have been. There were 79 people in the area when the landslide occurred, 46 of whom made their way out of the danger zone by themselves. Thirteen were rescued, according to local authorities.

Inner Mongolia

11 arrested over deadly mine crash

Eleven people connected with a deadly mine accident in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region have been formally arrested, local prosecutors said on Monday. A shuttle bus on Feb 23 carrying miners to work crashed into the side of an underground tunnel after a brake failure, killing 22 and injuring 28 in a mine of the Yinman Mining Co in the Xiliin Gol League's Xi Ujimchin Banner. Local prosecutors said in a statement that the 11 people were arrested for "causing a major liability accident". They added that the case is still being processed.

China Daily - Xinhua

(China Daily 03/19/2019 page4)