Residence building collapses due to landslide in NW China_English

Rescuers find a body of a victim on the spot of a collaped building at the Jiuzhou Economic Development Zone in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, May 17, 2009. Part of the residence building collapsed due to a landslide on late Saturday in Lanzhou. The bodies of two victims have been found in the scene and one injured was rescued.(Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

Rescuers find a body of a victim on the spot of a collaped building at the Jiuzhou Economic Development Zone in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, May 17, 2009. Part of the residence building collapsed due to a landslide on late Saturday in Lanzhou. The bodies of two victims have been found in the scene and one injured was rescued.(Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)
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BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Part of a residence building collapsed due to landslide on late Saturday in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said on Saturday evening.

The landslide occurred at around 7 p.m. and two and more than 30 apartments of the resident building collapsed at around 8:50 p.m. in Jiuzhou Economic Development Zone in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, rescuers told Xinhua at the scene.

Rescuers search for survivors on the spot of a collaped building at the Jiuzhou Economic Development Zone in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, May 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

Rescuers search for survivors on the spot of a collaped building at the Jiuzhou Economic Development Zone in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, May 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)
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The number of buried people was not yet confirmed, however, the collapsed apartments housed 32 families, rescuers said.

One person was rescued, rescuers said.

The rescuing work is underway and the property management company is trying to confirm the number of buried people.