WORLD BRIEFING / CHINA
A landslide buried an iron ore plant and several homes, killing at least 26 people and leaving dozens missing in a valley in central China, state television said.
Nineteen miners and seven employees of a cellphone company died Friday in the landslide in Wulong county, about 90 miles from Chongqing city, CCTV said. Rescuers saved eight people, three of whom were seriously injured.
A Chongqing government spokesman said 74 people were missing: 47 workers at an iron ore mine, 21 residents, two telecom company workers and four passersby.
Densely populated Chongqing is rich in iron ore, natural gas and other mineral resources, and industrial accidents are common.
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