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6 dead, 4 injured in cave house collapse in Shaanxi
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July 23, 2010, Friday
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SIX people were killed and four more injured after a cave house collapse last night in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local government said today.
The accident occurred at about 10:30pm yesterday in Liangjiata Village in Dianta Township of Shenmu County, the township government said in a press release.
The collapsed cave buried 10 people, including four family members and six construction workers who were hired to build a new house for the family, the press release said. Cave houses are common in remote areas in Shaanxi.
At about 2am today, rescuers found the victims from the debris: one was found dead at the scene, while the remaining nine were rushed to hospital. Five more died despite medical workers' efforts.
No other details were available at the moment.
The accident occurred at about 10:30pm yesterday in Liangjiata Village in Dianta Township of Shenmu County, the township government said in a press release.
The collapsed cave buried 10 people, including four family members and six construction workers who were hired to build a new house for the family, the press release said. Cave houses are common in remote areas in Shaanxi.
At about 2am today, rescuers found the victims from the debris: one was found dead at the scene, while the remaining nine were rushed to hospital. Five more died despite medical workers' efforts.
No other details were available at the moment.
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