14 confirmed dead, 26 missing after SW China mudslide

 CHENGDU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have retrieved¹ 14 bodies from a rain-triggered mudslide in southwest China's Sichuan province on June 28 while 26 others remain missing, sources with the rescue commanding center said Monday.

As of 6 p.m. Sunday, rescuers have pulled 12 bodies out of the Jinsha River, a major headwater stream of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, and discovered another two in the mudslide-hit region, the sources said.

The accident occurred at the construction zone of Baihetan Hydropower Station of China Three Gorges² Corporation in Ningnan county, Liangshan Yi autonomous³ prefecture, on June 28.

The dead and missing are the hydropower station workers and their family members who were living in a three-story building.

Identities of five of the 14 dead have been confirmed, according to the sources.

Rescuers are continuing efforts to find the missing workers who are believed to have been washed into the Jinsha River.

1 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

2 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句

3 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。