8 killed, 17 missing in landslide in China

A landslide triggered by heavy rains today hit a village in China's southwest Sichuan province, killing eight persons and injuring five, authorities said.

Seventeen people were also missing in the landslide which struck at around 6 AM (local time) in Puge county's Gengdi village in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, according to the information office of the prefecture government.

Rescue work was underway, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.