At least 31 construction workers were killed and 7 were missing after landslide caused by heavy rains hit a hydroelectric power station in Fujian province in southeastern China, officials said Monday. Most of the workers were asleep early Sunday when the landslide began near the Chitan hydroelectric station, the New China News Agency reported. "But the rain last night was more fierce than ever.”The hydroelectric station was put into service in 1980. The area suffered heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday, totaling more than 7 1/2 inches in 24 hours, local officials said. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out efforts to find the missing workers.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 09, 2016 04:23 UTC