China: 6 dead, 21 missing in landslide

Beijing: Chinese state media report that six people have died and 21 remain missing after a landslide hit a village in southwestern China. The official Xinhua News Agency says 77 houses collapsed or were buried in the landslide yesterday night in the village of Yingping in Guizhou province. [caption id=“attachment_1685841” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A landslide in China. Representational image. AFP.[/caption] Xinhua says another 21 people were injured in the landslide. State television network CCTV said today that a small reservoir was breached during the landslide, and the flooding caused further damage to the village. The channel showed dozens of rescuers combing a wide site covered in dried mud. AP