Landslide in northern China kills 23

Most of those killed were migrant workers who worked at a coal mine

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Nov. 17: State media reports that a massive landslide has hit a town in China's Shanxi province.

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updated 11:47 a.m. ET Nov. 17, 2009

BEIJING - A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors.

The official Xinhua News Agency says the landslide occurred Monday in Zhangzishan Township, near Luliang city in northern Shanxi province.

Xinhua said Tuesday that rescuers have recovered 23 bodies from the debris so far, and that two people have been pulled out alive.

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Most of those killed were migrant workers who worked at a nearby coal mine.

Xinhua quoted the local Communist Party chief, Nie Chunyu, as saying that most of the victims were from the southwestern Yunnan province.