One dead, 11 people missing after mudslide in China's Jiangxi province
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E-mailBEIJING, Sept 5 (Reuters) - One person has been confirmed dead and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains triggered a mudslide early Saturday morning in a town in China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
Due to heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Saudel, the mudslide struck around 4 a.m. (2000 GMT Friday) Saturday in Gaoping Town of Jiangxi's Suichuan County, damaging 12 houses, the county said in a statement.
State broadcaster CCTV also reported more than 10 people were trapped after the landslide hit the same town, state broadcasters CCTV reported.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by William Mallard and Shri Navaratnam)
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