Over 20 buried after quarry landslide in SW.China
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More than 20 quarry workers were buried after a rainstorm-triggered landslide hit their makeshift dormitory in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, local authorities said.
The landslide occurred at 1:30 p.m. in the village of Luojiang, located near the tourist city of Guilin, which was drenched by a rainstorm over the weekend, said a spokesman from the municipal government's flood control and drought prevention office.
There is no immediate report of casualties.
Policemen, firemen and rescuers are digging through the rubble to find the buried workers. Two excavators are also operating at the scene. The sludge, covering an area equal to a football field, completely buried the workers' dormitory.
A medical team has arrived at the quarry.
Guilin was hit with heavy rain Saturday evening, with rainfall exceeding 100 mm at 25 monitoring stations around the city by Sunday afternoon. The nearby village of Zhongfeng was partially flooded, with 70 residents evacuated from their homes.
The heavy rain also created problems for tourists when 130 travelers were briefly stranded at a countryside resort because of flooded roads in Guilin on Monday. The quarry is about three hours' drive from Guilin.
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