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Five killed in NW China landslide
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-17 21:29 LANZHOU -- Five people were killed in a landslide that damaged a block of flats in northwest China's Gansu Province, rescuers are searching for two missing people, said local sources on Sunday.
The landslide happened on Saturday afternoon, when 20,000 cubic meters of soil collapsed on part of the building.
Several other cracks of about 20 to 30 centimeters long were spotted on the hill and rescuers said another landslide is possible. |