Rescuers yesterday work at the scene of a house collapse that was triggered by a landslide in North China’s Shanxi Province on Friday and has caused 15 deaths and left a further five missing, local authorities said yesterday. Thirteen survivors are receiving medical treatment. The rescuers are still searching for the missing with the help of rescue dogs and equipment, the local government said. The accident occurred around 6:10 p.m. Friday in the township of Zaoling in Linfen City, when a landslide toppled two residential buildings, a makeshift house and a public bathhouse. Xinhua |