The landslide hit two villages in southwestern city of Zhaotong. Nearly 1,000 rescue workers have been dispatched, along with 200 rescue vehicles, state media reported.
The men are currently caught in a 400-metre buffer zone, about 60-70 metres of rocky debris away from rescuers, who say the main challenge now is the loose gravel which keeps falling.
40 men have been locked inside an underpass since early hours of Sunday after a portion of it collapsed in the landslide prone area. Authorities hope the men will be pulled out today.
Environment ministry says 13 Himalayan states must submit action plan following guidelines. Affidavit in response to Noida resident's PIL on hill stations in ecologically fragile areas.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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