9 killed in landslides in southwest China

PTI Updated - November 03, 2014 at 10:22 AM.

Nine people have been killed in landslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week.

Nine people were buried as the disaster hit Xiaoxin Village in Dongchuan District of the provincial capital Kunming City last Tuesday, the district’s publicity department said.

Two bodies were recovered earlier, while seven were retrieved later during the week, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Published on November 3, 2014 04:34