Village locked down in China after resident dies from bubonic plague

A Chinese village in Inner Mongolia has been sealed off after a resident died from the disease commonly known as the Black Death.

The death was first reported on Sunday in Suji Xincun village, and the person who died was confirmed to have had the bubonic plague on Thursday, according to CNN. It is unclear how the person contracted the plague. The Baotou Municipal Health Commission said in a statement that the victim died from circulatory system failure.