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4 dead, 3 injured in SW China landslide

2013-06-23 07:23 Xinhua Web Editor: Wang Fan
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Four people were confirmed dead and three others injured in a rainstorm-triggered landslide that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province early Saturday morning, according to the local government.

The landslide washed off a residential house and trapped seven people in Fulai village in the city of Luzhou at around 5:30 a.m. said the Luzhou city government.

As of 4 p.m., all seven trapped persons had been found under efforts of more than 200 rescuers. Four of them were confirmed dead and the injured are receiving medical treatment in hospital.

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