Landslide buries bus in East China

Photo taken on Aug 13, 2016 shows the accident site in Longyan, Southeast China's Fujian province. A Taiwanese woman died and several other tourists were injured when a bus with 23 people on board was buried in a landslide Saturday in Fujian province, local authorities said. [Photo/Xinhua]

FUZHOU - A Taiwanese woman died and several other tourists were injured when a bus with 23 people on board was buried in a landslide Saturday in East China's Fujian province, local authorities said.

The bus, carrying a tour group from Taiwan, was hit by falling rocks and mud on a highway in Yongding District of Longyan City at 10:43 am, according to Longyan fire prevention bureau.

The bureau dispatched three fire trucks to assist in the rescue.

By 1 pm, the remaining 22 people had been freed from the wreckage through the roof hatch.

Rescuers said it was raining heavily when the accident happened.

Local authorities have launched an investigation.