35 workers buried alive in landslide in South-east China

Beijing: A landslide in south-east China on Sunday killed as many as 35 labourers at the construction site of hydro-power project.

“The debris of the landslide buried an office building and living area of the workers at the site in Fujian province around 0500 hrs,” said a local authority.

Highlights:

• There had been heavy rainfall in southern China triggering floods and landslides since Wednesday last.
• “The reason of the landslide is still unclear. Besides, the area had seen heavy rainfall in the past few days,” said an official of the department.