BEIJING - Four people were killed when a group of houses collapsed in China on Monday, a local government said. Four people were found dead and five had been been rescued, it said, without giving indications of the missing. It reported earlier on social media that an "initial estimate" was that more than 20 people had been buried. China has seen several building collapses in recent years, with some blamed on low quality construction. In May, 16 people were reported dead after a residential building in Guizhou province in the southwest collapsed due to landslides.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2016 03:45 UTC