Rain-triggered landslide buries 29 in Guizhou, 1 killed
Updated: 2016-07-01 12:42
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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One people has been found dead after 29 people were buried in a rain-triggered landslide in Bijie, Southwest China's Guizhou province, local authorities said on Friday.
The landslide happened around 5:30 am Friday at Pianpo village in Dafang county of Bijie, burying 29 villagers, the Guizhou Traffic Radio reported on its Sina Weibo account, a twitter-like service in China.
Rescuers have found nine people, including one dead, and others have been sent to hospital.
The rescue work is underway.
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