BEIJING – A landslide buried more than 20 workers in a makeshift dormitory at
a quarry in southern China on Monday, state media reported.
There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries resulting from the landslide, which hit the quarry in the village of Luojiang near the resort city of Guilin at around 1:30 p.m. (0530 GMT), the Xinhua News Agency said.
The landslide followed heavy rains over the weekend across the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region where the village is located.
The area lies roughly 1,080 miles (1,750 kilometers) south of Beijing amid steep hills and thick jungle bordering Vietnam.
Torrential rain that began falling on Saturday night forced the evacuation of 70 residents from a nearby village and stranded scores of travelers, Xinhua said. Rain had stopped by Monday, although roads in the area were flooded and hillsides were saturated, Xinhua said. AP
There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries resulting from the landslide, which hit the quarry in the village of Luojiang near the resort city of Guilin at around 1:30 p.m. (0530 GMT), the Xinhua News Agency said.
The landslide followed heavy rains over the weekend across the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region where the village is located.
The area lies roughly 1,080 miles (1,750 kilometers) south of Beijing amid steep hills and thick jungle bordering Vietnam.
Torrential rain that began falling on Saturday night forced the evacuation of 70 residents from a nearby village and stranded scores of travelers, Xinhua said. Rain had stopped by Monday, although roads in the area were flooded and hillsides were saturated, Xinhua said. AP
