2 Killed, 10 Missing in Central China Landslide
At least two people have been killed and 10 others are missing after a hotel in central China was buried in a landslide.
The government of Nanzhang county in Hunan province says crews are working to dig out those trapped in the Mirage Hotel that was struck by the disaster around 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Three people have been rescued and are recovering in a hospital.
The official Xinhua News Agency said 3,000 cubic meters (106,000 cubic feet) of debris tumbled down a slope behind the three-story hotel. It says the cause of the collapse is under investigation.
Xinhua says rescuers pulled five survivors from the debris, two of whom died in hospital.
Source: Associated Press
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