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Five missing after debris flow in Yanbian County, Sichuan

A debris flow occurred early on September 19 near the Shijiagou tunnel in Zhiliuhe Village, located in Sichuan's Yanbian County. Chinese authorities reported that at least five people are missing, prompting the Ministry of Natural Resources to initiate a Level-IV geological disaster response and deploy drones for reconnaissance. Rescue operations remain ongoing, and the conditions of those missing have not been determined.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • chinanews已致5人失联
  • stheadline5人失聯
  • epochtimes五人失联
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • chinanews自然资源部
  • eeo应急管理部
5 differing positions reported on location across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • chinanews四川盐边县
  • stheadline四川攀枝花鹽邊縣
  • epochtimes四川盐边县
  • ettoday四川鹽邊
  • eeo四川
  • 81江西遂川
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • chinanews突发
  • ettoday前一晚
WhereSichuan
30.462, 104.631 ±120 km
First reported36 days ago
Published2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Occurred2026-09-19
Sources6
How this travelled.
Reports17Independent tellings6
6 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Five missing after debris flow in Yanbian County, Sichuan. 2026-09-19T05:13:36.408Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2830. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-19/avalanche-landslide-sichuan-3ae1a1f0

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