Horror landslide kills 12 workers

2008-6-14  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION


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TWELVE workers died and an unknown number of others were buried in a landslide that engulfed a factory in Luliang, Shanxi Province, yesterday, the local government said.

The landslide occurred at 10:20am on a mountain in Shang'an village. It destroyed a nearby brick factory and buried more than 10 workers.




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