2010-08-29 19:56

LANZHOU, Gansu - A landslide in Northwest China's Lanzhou city of Gansu province buried five people Sunday at the construction site of a railway bridge, local authorities said.

The landslide occurred at 1:30 pm Sunday at the construction site of the second bridge project of the railway linking the provincial capital Lanzhou to Chongqing Municipality.

Two people had been rescued but three remained buried as of five pm Sunday.

The rescue is ongoing.