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Landslide in Yunnan kills 6
SIX people were killed in a landslide that was triggered by heavy rain in southwest China's Yunnan Province today, local authorities said.
The landslide, which occurred around 8am in Mohong Township in Fuyuan County in the city of Qujing, engulfed three employee dormitories at the Xinxin Coal Mine, burying ten people, according to a statement from the county publicity office.
Torrential rains have been hitting Mohong since yesterday evening, with maximum precipitation hitting 109.5 mm by early today, the office said.
Six people were pronounced dead at the scene of the landslide, while four injured people have been taken to a local hospital.
The landslide, which occurred around 8am in Mohong Township in Fuyuan County in the city of Qujing, engulfed three employee dormitories at the Xinxin Coal Mine, burying ten people, according to a statement from the county publicity office.
Torrential rains have been hitting Mohong since yesterday evening, with maximum precipitation hitting 109.5 mm by early today, the office said.
Six people were pronounced dead at the scene of the landslide, while four injured people have been taken to a local hospital.
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