Landslide in southwest China kills 23
At total of 71 houses were destroyed in the landslide
At total of 71 houses were destroyed in the landslide. PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIJING:
A landslide in southwestern China has killed 23 people, the provincial government said on Tuesday, as heavy rain hits large parts of the country.
Two people were missing after the landslide in mountainous Sichuan province's Liangshan, while one person was pulled out alive, the government said in a statement on its official microblog.
Rescuers try in vain to locate five landslide victims
At total of 71 houses were destroyed in the , it added.
A landslide in June in another part of Sichuan killed 10, with more than 70 still listing as missing.
The summer is traditionally China's storm season, with typhoons battering the east and south coasts and thunderstorms hitting wide swathes of the country.
A landslide in southwestern China has killed 23 people, the provincial government said on Tuesday, as heavy rain hits large parts of the country.
Two people were missing after the landslide in mountainous Sichuan province's Liangshan, while one person was pulled out alive, the government said in a statement on its official microblog.
Rescuers try in vain to locate five landslide victims
At total of 71 houses were destroyed in the , it added.
A landslide in June in another part of Sichuan killed 10, with more than 70 still listing as missing.
The summer is traditionally China's storm season, with typhoons battering the east and south coasts and thunderstorms hitting wide swathes of the country.