Landslide claims six in China

Six persons died when their houses got buried by a landslide in north China's Shaanxi province, local authorities said.

By PTI | Jul 06, 2008, 02.10 PM IST

BEIJING: Six persons died when their houses got buried by a landslide in north China's Shaanxi province, local authorities said.

The loose soil from a hill flattened the houses where nine people were living but three fled and escaped at Chengjiazhuang town of Luliang city, state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Another landslide in the city had killed 19 persons and destroyed a brick factory last month.

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