China landslide: at least 15 dead and more than 100 feared buried
(The Guardian China)

Rescue operation is under way in Sichuan province after more than 40 homes in Xinmo village were engulfed by landslide At least 15 people have been killed and about 100 are believed to be still buried in the debris after a landslide in southwest China´s Sichuan province. Chinese state media announced on Saturday that more than 60 homes had been covered in mud and rubble as dawn broke in Xinmo, a remote village in north Sichuan. The debris slid 800 metres (half a mile) down a steep slope to block a 2km stretch of river and 1.6km of road, according to the official state news agency, Xinhua. More than 1,000 workers were involved in the rescue effort, including more than a hundred medical staff. Continue reading...