Landslide kills 9 in northern China

by VTV402 May 2018 Last updated at 14:31 PM

People gathering near the site of a landslide that has claimed at least nine lives, in Caijiazhuang village, Shanxi province, on April 30, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People gathering near the site of a landslide that has claimed at least nine lives, in Caijiazhuang village, Shanxi province, on April 30, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

VTV.vn - Nine people were killed in a landslide in north China’s Shanxi Province, according to the local authority.

The landslide happened at around 04:57 a.m on Monday. More than 100 people joined the rescue work. The rescue operation has ended as all the victims were found.

According to local villagers, the victims in the accident were miners and there was no rain before the landslide. Local authorities have begun to investigate the cause of the disaster. Follow-up work is also underway.

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