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The aftermath of a mudslide in the Weiziping village of Luanzhen. Photograph: Zou Jingyi/Xinhua via AP The death toll from a mudslide in northwestern China’s Xian city has risen to 21, as six people remaining missing, the city’s emergency response authority said on Sunday. A video released by the official Xinhua news agency showed broken trees and rubble piling up along muddy roads in a village that lies in a mountainous area, with houses and infrastructure damaged or destroyed. Rescue work was under way, with 81 people and 11 vehicles deployed at the site, the state radio report said. Meanwhile,...
