Five lost after landslide


Aftermath: A file photo showing a resident checking on collapsed temple structures submerged in floodwaters after Typhoon Danas landed in Tainan, Taiwan, on July 6. The deluge has since moved to Sichuan’s Yibin city and nearby Chongqing, China. — AP

Five people are missing after a house was buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in southwest China, authorities and state media said.

The landslide in Xuyong county in Sichuan province occurred after more than 150mm of rain fell in just three hours overnight, the local government said in a statement.

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