China's state-run media say rescue workers have found three more bodies, bringing the confirmed death toll from a massive landslide in Tibet to four, with 79 still missing and feared dead.
The official Xinhua news agency said one body was found Saturday, a day after the landslide buried 83 workers at a gold mining site about 70 kilometers east of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.
Officials said Sunday that rescuers are using heavy equipment, tools and even their hands to dig through 2 million cubic meters of dirt, covering about three square kilometers.
Search efforts are being hampered by continuing smaller landslides, the 4,600-meter altitude, and temperatures below freezing. The severe cold is affecting the noses of search dogs.
More than 3,000 rescuers have been dispatched to the area.
The official Xinhua news agency said one body was found Saturday, a day after the landslide buried 83 workers at a gold mining site about 70 kilometers east of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.
Officials said Sunday that rescuers are using heavy equipment, tools and even their hands to dig through 2 million cubic meters of dirt, covering about three square kilometers.
Search efforts are being hampered by continuing smaller landslides, the 4,600-meter altitude, and temperatures below freezing. The severe cold is affecting the noses of search dogs.
More than 3,000 rescuers have been dispatched to the area.