Landslide hits Guizhou hospital construction site

Fourteen people died as a landslide struck a hospital construction site on Monday evening in Bijie, Guizhou province, the city’s information office announced on Tuesday.

The landslide, comprising an estimated 30,000 square meters of earth and 5,000 square meters of rock, hit the site of a branch of Bijie’s First People’s Hospital at around 7 pm, trapping 17 people.

As of 2 pm on Tuesday, all 17 people had been found, including 14 dead and three injured.The injured were in stable condition and were sent to the hospital.

The fire and rescue department of Guizhou province sent emergency personnel and equipment from Guiyang and Liupanshui to help with rescue efforts.

Through the coordinating work of emergency, fire, health, public security and other departments, more than 1,000 personnel participated in the rescue work and more than 20,000 square meters of earth and rock was cleared.

Further investigation on the cause of the accident is still underway.