Thursday, August 28, 2014

Southwest China Landslide Kills At Least 8

August 28,2014


 
At least eight people have died and 17 are missing after a landslide hit a village in southwestern China, Chinese state media reported late Thursday.
The official Xinhua News Agency said 77 houses collapsed or were buried in the landslide Wednesday night in the village of Yingping in Guizhou province. It said 22 people were injured.
State television network CCTV said a small reservoir was breached during the landslide, and the flooding caused further damage to the village. It showed dozens of rescuers combing a wide area covered in mud.

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