Twelve villagers are being trapped in a landslide in the city of
Weinan in northwestern Shaanxi Province, according to local
government.
The landslide happened at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Gaolou Village
in Huaxian County, leaving 13 people buried. Nearly 100 houses
owned by 24 households have been toppled down.
More than 600 people were organized to rescue the missing
people. A child was rescued at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to Li
Tangtang, vice governor of Shaanxi who is organizing the rescue
operation.
More than 55,000 cubic meters of mud and rocks need to be
cleared, but excavators can not be used as a result of limited
workable space at the site, posing great difficulties for the
rescue operation.
(Xinhua News Agency October 7, 2006)