«Travel Health Numbers increase as nine dead and 19 reported missing in China landslideNews about: China BEIJING, March 10, 2010 (AFP) - Nine people were killed and 19 others reported missing when the side of a mountain in north China came tumbling down early Wednesday, burying more than a dozen homes, state press reported. Rescuers have so far dug out 16 survivors of the landslide in Shaanxi province, which took place shortly after midnight, and were continuing to search for the missing, Xinhua news agency said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the landslide.
Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Date: 10-Mar-2010 15:24:30 |