BEIJING: A landslide triggered by a typhoon buried more than 100 people in eastern China, the official Xinhua News Agency said Sept.24.
Xinhua said rescue efforts were under way in Ninghai County, a suburb of the port city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province, 790 miles south of Beijing. It did not say if any of the victims were expected to survive.
The landslide occurred sometime Wednesday after a typhoon hit the area. Xinhua said three typhoon-related deaths were reported. Xinhua said the typhoon destroyed houses and flooded farmland along the coast.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 9, 1992
