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Landslide in China kills 21 woodworkers amid severe weather

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A landslide in Longnan, Gansu province, China, has resulted in the deaths of 21 woodworkers. The incident occurred on Tuesday, with rescue efforts confirming all 33 individuals involved have been accounted for, including seven injured. This event is part of a broader pattern of severe weather and geological disasters impacting China, including unprecedented floods in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. AI

RANK_REASON This is a significant event due to the high death toll and the context of widespread natural disasters in China. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Landslide in China kills 21 woodworkers amid severe weather

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Phoebe Zhang ·

    Woodworkers buried as landslide death toll rises to 21 in weather-ravaged China

    A total of 21 people out of 33 have died and seven injured in a landslide in northwestern China, as typhoon, flooding and other geological disasters continue to ravage the country. The victims, who were mostly woodworkers hired to trim trees in Longnan, Gansu province, were burie…

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