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Seven killed in landslide in Hangzhou

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-21 10:13
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HANGZHOU - Seven people were killed in a landslide in east China's Zhejiang province on April 20, local authorities said.

The landslide buried part of a factory at 2:30 p.m. in Daciyan town, Jiande city, trapping six men and two women workers, said Yan Weihua, of the publicity department of Jiande Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The seven died during medical treatment.

One worker, who was pulled from the debris late Tuesday, was still receiving emergency treatment in hospital.

The workers were employed in Jinkai Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. located at the foot of a hill.