Heroism in landslide saves lives

The body of a female victim was retrieved by rescuers after a rain-triggered landslide hit a village in East China's Zhejiang province, authorities said on Thursday.

Later, the bodies of a child of 6 or 7 years of age and an elderly person were recovered as rescuers raced against time to dig out survivors.

As of Thursday evening, 13 people had been rescued and about 20 were missing after the landslide caused by Typhoon Megi hit Sucun village in Lishui at about 5:30 pm on Wednesday, the local government said.