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Rescuers work at the site of the landslide in Yingping village of Daoping town in Fuquan city of Qiannan prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Aug. 28, 2014. Seven people were killed and 20 remained missing as of Thursday afternoon after a landslide struck the village on Wednesday night.[Photo/Xinhua] |
GUIYANG - At least seven people were killed and 20 remained missing as of Thursday afternoon after a landslide struck a village in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Wednesday night.
The accident happened at around 8 p.m., when a landslide hit Yingping village in Fuquan city. Twenty-two people were injured as of 6 a.m. on Thursday, according to the rescue headquarters.
A total of 77 houses collapsed or were buried in the landslide and the lives of 154 villagers were affected.
Rescue work is under way.
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