Eleven killed in central China landslide

SHANGHAI, July 28 (AFP): A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a local guesthouse and killed 11 people on Sunday, with at least one person still missing, state media reported. Official broadcaster CCTV said it had "been initially confirmed that 18 people were buried". As of Sunday afternoon, 11 bodies and six injured survivors had been recovered, it added. The landslide was caused by flash flooding on a mountain, according to CCTV. More than 240 emergency personnel had been dispatched to the scene, with "rescue work continuing urgently", the broadcaster said. A video published by the state-run Beijing Youth Daily showed a swath of mud and debris cutting through a green hillside, and an uprooted tree lying in front of a three-storey building.