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10 killed by toppled home while preparing funeral
Source: Xinhua |
November 15, 2011, Tuesday
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TEN people died and 12 others were injured when a home toppled in central China's Hunan Province last night, local authorities said today.
The accident happened at around 7:40pm in Yuejin village, Tanfu township of Xinshao County, the county government said in a press release.
In all, 22 villagers were buried in the debris of the ramshackle house, where they were making funeral arrangements for the home owner's deceased uncle, according to the release.
Rescuers searched in the rubble until midnight. Eight dead bodies were retrieved and 14 people were sent to hospital with injuries, it said.
Two critically injured villagers died in hospital this morning and the other 12 people were in a stable condition, the document said, quoting hospital sources.
It added the cause of the accident is under investigation.
The accident happened at around 7:40pm in Yuejin village, Tanfu township of Xinshao County, the county government said in a press release.
In all, 22 villagers were buried in the debris of the ramshackle house, where they were making funeral arrangements for the home owner's deceased uncle, according to the release.
Rescuers searched in the rubble until midnight. Eight dead bodies were retrieved and 14 people were sent to hospital with injuries, it said.
Two critically injured villagers died in hospital this morning and the other 12 people were in a stable condition, the document said, quoting hospital sources.
It added the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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