A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest natural disaster to hit the country, state media reported.
Rescuers pulled six people out of the rubble, including two who died, in Bijie, Guizhou province, city authorities told the official Xinhua news agency. Search efforts are ongoing and local authorities sent tents, quilts and camp beds to the site, the agency said.
In June and August, massive landslides in southwestern Sichuan province killed more than 30 and left scores missing. In July, 63 people were killed by landslides and floods in the central province of Hunan. Some 1.6 million people were forced from their homes. Last week, powerful Typhoon Hato killed 18 people as it tore across southern China, including Hong Kong and Macau.
