04 October,2012 01:16 PM IST | | Agencies
As many as 18 students were buried today in a landslide that slammed into a primary school in southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said.
The incident happened around 8 am in the village of Zhenhe, located in Yiliang county, reports said.
The landslide engulfed a primary school building, trapping 18 students, said authorities.
Two houses near the school were also hit by the landslide, with one villager being buried. A family of three managed to escape.
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