China News Service, Chengdu, August 21st (Liu Gang, Liu Zhongjun) On the morning of the 21st, the Ya'an Emergency Management Bureau of Sichuan Province notified: Affected by the recent continuous heavy rainfall, around 3:50 am on August 21, Hanyuan County, Ya'an City A landslide occurred in Group 6 of Zhonghai Village, Fuquan Town, with a total volume of about 800,000 cubic meters, causing traffic interruption on Provincial Highway 435. After preliminary verification, there are currently 9 people in 3 households that have lost contact.
After the occurrence of the danger, the Hanyuan County Party Committee and the county government immediately initiated the first-level emergency response to geological disasters and quickly organized rescue forces to carry out emergency rescue work. (Finish)