Fourteen killed in landslide at building site in China

Beijing, Jan 4, (dpa/GNA) – A landslide at a construction site in south-west China, has killed 14 people.

The accident happened on Monday evening in the city of Bijie in Guizhou province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Rescue teams were able to pull 17 victims out of the rubble, but 14 of them could only be found dead.

Three others were taken to hospital injured. Their condition was stable, the city government reported. The rescue work had been completed. The cause of the landslide is still being investigated.

GNA