?A landslide measuring eight kilometers occurred in
northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday,
leaving no casualties, the local government said on Thursday.
The landslide, which occurred at around 2:00?PM in Nilka
County in the Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, killed and
injured more than 300 sheep, damaged some houses and ruined four
kilometers of rural roads. The landslide was led by thawing
snow.
Exact losses are being calculated.
The county is about 800 kilometers from the regional capital
Urumqi.
(Xinhua News Agency April 14, 2006)
