August 8, 2010 6:43 PM
Tag: Linfen
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China Landslide Kills 128, Hopes Fade for Missing (Updated)
The death toll from the landslide in Linfen, which was caused by a pile of illegally-maintained iron ore waste, is now 128 and expected to rise. From AP:Two thousand rescuers shoveled and hammered through the debris Wednesday searching for those buried under the three-story wave of mud and mining waste that inundated a valley in Shanxi province’s Xiangfen county Monday. State media put theSeptember 10, 2008 10:36 AM
Christians Come Under Attack in China
Members of a Christian house church in Linfen were violently attacked by local officials, the Toronto Star reports:As h
Chinese City Desperately Seeks Mayor
Ever since Mayor Liu Zhijie was forced to resign over the landslide at the Tashan iron ore mine which killed 300 miners i
April 28, 2009 12:04 AM
Huang Xiuli: A Reporter’s Diary of the Shanxi Landslide
A female reporter for the Chengdu Business News, Huang Xiuli, wrote about her heroic coverage of the Xiangfen landslide i
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