Landslide kills 9 in SW China (6)

（Xinhua） 08:26, April 24, 2013

An excavator searches for victims of a landslide in Qinggangpo Township of Sinan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 23, 2013. Nine people died, two were injured and another two were missing following a landslide that occurred at 10:42 p.m on Monday when construction workers were repairing a road damaged by a previous landslide in Sinan County. The rescue operation is underway. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

GUIYANG, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Nine people have died and two others are reported missing following a landslide on Monday in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

The landslide occurred at 10:42 p.m., when construction workers were repairing a road damaged by a previous landslide in Sinan County on Sunday evening, officials from the county government said Tuesday.

About 10,000 cubic meters of falling rocks buried the workers and excavators.

Rescuers are searching for two missing workers. Two workers were also injured.

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