Falling rocks kill 2 in Guangxi
By Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-08-26 14:18
Two people died after being trapped by falling rocks at Jingde town, Debao county of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Saturday morning, according to a report by China Central Television.
The disaster, which damaged five villager's houses and trapped three locals, occurred at around 00:30 am.
As of 10:40 am, the three were rescued, with one of them safe and another two dead after treated at a local hospital, the report said.
After the incident, the county immediately started emergency rescue. As of 8 am, 55 people from 24 households in the danger-prone area had been transferred to safe places.