浙江丽水山体滑坡已致16人遇难 21人失联

The death toll from an east China landslide has risen to 16, with 21 people still missing after a landslide hit a village in east China's Zhejiang Province Friday night, local authorities said.

据浙江丽水当地政府表示，上周五晚上的山体滑坡已导致16人死亡，21人失联。

The landslide was reported at around 10:50 p.m. in Lidong Village of Yaxi Township in the outlying Liandu District of Lishui City, the city government said in a press release. Torrents of mud and rocks buried 27 homes in the village, with 21 houses flooded.

当地市政府在新闻发布会上表示，周五晚22时50分许，浙江省丽水市莲都区雅溪镇里东村发生山体滑坡。山体滑坡引起的山洪和石块迅速将村里27户房屋掩埋，21户房屋被冲毁。

Rescue work began immediately after the landslide. More than 2,300 people and 60 vehicles were sent. Zhejiang Province Governor Li Qiang is organizing the rescue effort at the site. Only 10 people were found as of Saturday morning, nine of whom had died. The only survivor was in the hospital, the document said.

当夜山体滑坡后，搜救抢险工作迅速展开，2300余人及60多辆车辆参与抢救工作，浙江省省长李强在现场组织救援工作。至周六上午，只有10人被找到，其中9名已遇难，唯一的幸存者还在医院抢救。

More than 2,300 rescuers, along with 7 sniffer dogs, are helping with rescue work. Search and rescue continued Saturday.

2300余人参与到搜救工作，参与搜救工作的还有7条嗅探犬。目前，搜救抢救工作还在继续。

Tents, food and water were transported to the village as part of the rescue effort after about 300 people were evacuated.

发生滑坡后，当地300多人被组织疏散，帐篷、事物、和饮用水等物资已运送至现场进行发放。

Lishui reported heavy rain over the past two days. As of 8 a.m. Friday, average precipitation had reached 36 mm. It was still raining when the landslide happened, the local weather bureau said.

据当地气象局报道，在过去的两天内，丽水有强降雨，周五上午8时，平均降水量已达36毫米，发生滑坡时当地仍处于降雨范围。