14 buried in central China landslide

Xinhua
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 08:51 UTC

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Around 14 people were buried in a landslide which hit part of a hotel in a central China town on Friday night, local authorities said.

The landslide hit the hotel at the town proper of Nanzhang County, Hubei Province around 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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A landslide hit part of a hotel in Chengguan town of Nanzhang on Friday night. The casualties are still unclear.

Up to 14 people were trapped, including guests and employees of the hotel. Two of them have been rescued and are now in stable physical condition.

Rescue activities were still being carried out and the cause of the landslide was under investigation.

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Rescuers work at the landslide site in Nanzhang County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 20, 2017

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