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5 buried in SW China landslide

2013-02-19 08:18 Xinhua     Web Editor: Mo Hong'e comment
The site of a landslide is seen in Longchang Township in the city of Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 18, 2013. Initial investigation has found that five people, including two children, were buried after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday morning. The landslide happened around 11 a.m. in Longchang Township, burying six work sheds. (Xinhua/Xu Peiliang)

The site of a landslide is seen in Longchang Township in the city of Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 18, 2013. Initial investigation has found that five people, including two children, were buried after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday morning. The landslide happened around 11 a.m. in Longchang Township, burying six work sheds. (Xinhua/Xu Peiliang)

Initial investigation has found that five people, including two children, were buried after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday morning.

An electrician at a neighboring coal mine is among those buried, rescuers said.

The landslide happened around 11 a.m. in Longchang Township in the city of Kaili, burying six work sheds.

Rescuers have rushed to the scene, and the cause of the landslide is being investigated.

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