A landslide has killed one worker and left two missing near China's Three Gorges dam, state media has reported. The accident happened in Badong County, a hilly area next to the dam's 660km (410 mile) reservoir, where the group were working on a railway tunnel. The cause of the accident was not known, Xinhua said, but it comes amid growing warnings the dam is threatening its surrounding environment.
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The landslide happened on Tuesday morning. Earth and rocks engulfed four men and severed a nearby road, Xinhua said. One of the men was later rescued. The area had suffered from heavy rain in recent days, the agency said.
Residents told Reuters news agency that the area had seen more tremors and landslides as water levels in the reservoir rose and put pressure on surrounding slopes. |