Landslide in northwest China kills 19 road workers

Published October 11, 2014 2:56am ET



BEIJING (AP) — A landslide in northwestern China buried a dormitory for highway construction workers as they slept inside, killing 19 and injuring two others, officials said Saturday.

The landslide crushed eight temporary dormitory rooms in Ganquan county, which is part of the city of Yan’an in Shaanxi province, according to the local government.

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