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Quarry landslide buries 20 in South China

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-05-09 16:34

GUILIN, Guangxi - More than 20 were buried after a quarry landslide in Quanzhou county of Guilin South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xinhua News Agency reported Monday afternoon.

The report says the landslide took place at around 1:50 pm, burying four houses, according to local fire control authorities.

Rescue work is organized and the local government is still trying to make sure whether there were workers buried underneath.

Local villagers say there are over 20 workers at the quarry.