CHANGSHA-- At least six people were killed in a rain-triggered landslide in Hunan province Tuesday, the local government said Wednesday.
Rescuers found the bodies of the six people at 8:20 am Wednesday after more than 130 cubic meters of rock and mud flows engulfed two households in Huayuan county of Xiangxi Tu and Miao autonomous prefecture at about 7:20 am Tuesday, the county government said.
Among the victims were a boy and three girls aged between one to six.
About 240 residents in the area have been removed to safe places.
A downpour began to pelt the county at about 3 am Tuesday, bringing up to 260 millimeters of rainfall and triggered the landslide.
The rainstorm also cut off power supply and telecommunication and inundated farmlands, incurring some 200,000 yuan ($30,000) in economic losses.
Raymond Zhou
Op Rana
Berlin Fang
Zhu Yuan
Huang Xiangyang
Chen Weihua