5 dead in Yunnan Fugong Mountain landslide

On March 19th, the death toll in the Fugong Mountain landslide in Yunnan has risen to 5 people.

At 4:05 am on March 18th, a landslide occurred at 8.2 kilometers from the Yamu River in Lumaden Township, Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, causing 6 people to go missing. Two people were rescued that day, one person died, and 4 others are still missing.

According to information from relevant departments reported by The Paper, at 12:10 on the 19th, the 4 missing persons were found, but all had perished. “This natural disaster has resulted in 5 fatalities and 1 injury.”

On March 19th at 17:38, the Fugong County government website issued an “emergency notice,” requiring all mining operation personnel to evacuate the mining area by 6:00 pm on March 19th and be relocated to a safe zone.

Previous media reports have indicated that the site of the landslide is near the Yamu River hydropower station dam. The missing individuals were workers who came to repair the dam. These workers lived in asbestos tile houses built on the construction site, where “7 workers lived, and one avoided the disaster by getting up to use the bathroom.”

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Yunnan Fugong Landslide Claims Lives of 5 People with 1 Injured and 4 Missing

The tragedy struck the remote area in Fugong County of Yunnan Province, as a landslide on March 18th resulted in the deaths of five individuals. The incident, which occurred near the Yamu River hydropower station dam, also left one person injured and four others still unaccounted for.

The missing workers, who were residing in temporary asbestos tile houses near the construction site, had been employed to carry out repairs on the dam. Despite efforts to locate and rescue them, the search concluded tragically with the discovery of all four missing persons deceased.

As the community mourns the loss of lives and prays for the swift recovery of the injured individual, authorities have issued safety directives urging the evacuation of mining areas to prevent further casualties. The impact of this natural disaster has underscored the inherent risks faced by those working in remote and hazardous environments, serving as a somber reminder of the importance of stringent safety protocols in such regions.