14 dead after landslide in Sichuan
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Fourteen people were killed and five are missing following a landslide in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Sunday, the local government said.
According to an official statement, the landslide took place on a mountain at 6 am at a state-owned forestry station in Jinkouhe district of the city of Leshan.
More than 180 people have been engaged in rescue work and the efforts are still underway.
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