Baku-APA. A devastating landslide has rocked China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, crushing homes and people on its path across the affected region, APA reports quoting Press TV.
Local authorities said on Thursday nearly two and a half million people have been affected and nearly 120,000 have also been relocated in the devastated region.
Thousands of homes have been also damaged across Sichuan.
In her scramble for safety, one grandmother died while shielding her 15-month-old granddaughter from being crushed by the landslide that swamped their home.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV played footage of the moment the child was rescued after seven hours.
Torrential downpours have triggered floods and landslides in Sichuan and other parts of China in recent days.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
PHOTO'>
