Landslide kills 23 in village in south-west China

A rain-triggered landslide has hit a village in south-west China, killing 23 people and leaving two missing, authorities said.

Landslide kills 23 in village in south-west China

A rain-triggered landslide has hit a village in south-west China, killing 23 people and leaving two missing, authorities said.

Rescuers pulled one person from the rubble in Gengdi village, Sichuan province, and four others had minor injuries, the provincial government's news office said in an online statement.

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