14 dead after landslide in Sichuan

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.