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A helicopter searches for survivors above the site where a landslide occured earlier in the Jiwei Mountain area, in Tiekuang Township, southwest China's Chongqing municipality, on June 6, 2009. Rescuers said the 79 residents and passers-by buried in debris almost have no chance to survive, but they hope to rescue the 27 miners trapped under the mine.The accident happened at about 3:00 PM on Friday at an iron ore mining area of Jiwei Mountain in Tiekuang Township. [Xinhua]

 

Photo taken on June 5, 2009 shows the site where a landslide occured earlier in the Jiwei Mountain area, in Tiekuang Township, about 170 kilometers southeast of the downtown area, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. At least 80 people were feared buried in the landslide at an iron ore mining area in Chongqing Municipality on Friday, according to the local government.

Photo taken on June 5, 2009 shows the site where a landslide occured earlier in the Jiwei Mountain area, in Tiekuang Township, about 170 kilometers southeast of the downtown area, southwest China's Chongqing municipality. At least 80 people were feared buried in the landslide at an iron ore mining area in Chongqing Municipality on Friday, according to the local government. [Xinhua]



Rescue workers search for survivors at the site where a landslide occured earlier in the Jiwei Mountain area, in Tiekuang Township, southwest China's Chongqing municipality, on June 6, 2009. Rescuers said the 79 residents and passers-by buried in debris almost have no chance to survive, but they hope to rescue the 27 miners trapped under the mine. The accident happened at about 3:00 PM on Friday at an iron ore mining area of Jiwei Mountain in Tiekuang Township.
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