Mud-rock flow kills 5 in SW China's Sichuan Province

2008-08-01 04:15:35 GMT2008-08-01 12:15:35 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

CHENGDU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A mud-rock flow triggered by heavy rain on Thursday night has killed five people in Ya'an City in the southwestern Chinese Sichuan Province, the city authorities told Xinhua on Friday.

The five victims were local employees of the Sinohydro Bureau 5,a hydropower development company, according to the city government.

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