Beijing, May 31 (IANS) Five persons died and one other was injured when a collapse occurred during illegal mining activities in Huize County of China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday, officials said.The incident took place at around 4:30 a.m. in Baiwu village of Nagu Town in Huize County, according to local authorities.Emergency response, public security, firefighting, health and natural resources departments from the city of Qujing and Huize County launched rescue operations, pulling out all six tra…
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Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) A wildfire has been raging for nearly two days in a village in southwest China’s Yunnan Province as of Sunday, with 326 people mobilised for rescue efforts, local authorities said.The fire broke out at 4:51 p.m. on Friday in Jiasheng Village, under the jurisdiction of Nujiang Prefecture. The local government has organised 326 rescuers, including personnel from forestry, grassland, and firefighting departments, to combat the blaze.No casualties have been reported so far, re…