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2 Dead, 25 Missing In China Landslide
A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest natural disaster to hit the country, according to the local government.
Rescuers pulled six people out of the rubble, including the two who died, in a township in Bijie city in Guizhou province, authorities said in a statement on their website.
A search is continuing and local authorities sent tents, quilts and camp beds to the site, it said.
National authorities have issued a grade-IV emergency response for Bijie, the lowest in a four-tier alert system.
The designation mandates daily damage reports and the allocation of money and relief materials within 48 hours.
