Four children die from pesticide poisoning in China

Four children from one family have died from suspected pesticide poisoning in China's southwestern Guizhou Province.

Three girls and a boy aged between 5 and 13 were found dead at their home in Tiankan township in Bijie city last night, officials said in a statement.

They had been left home alone, and their parents are migrant workers.

The four children allegedly died from pesticide poisoning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.