Five killed as part of village home in China’s Sichuan collapses
- Five people died and 17 others were injured after a wall collapsed in Changning County, Sichuan province during a family banquet.
- The banquet was held in a village courtyard to celebrate a child's college admission.
- Excessive rainwater accumulated on a temporary shelter, causing tension on the ropes securing it to a parapet wall, which then collapsed.
- Three people died at the scene, two others died later in hospital, and authorities are treating the injured and managing the accident's aftermath.
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Wall collapse leaves 5 dead, 17 injured in southwest China
Five people were killed and 17 others injured following a wall collapse in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in a village in Changning County, the local emergency
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Han Jong-gu = Five people died when a building wall collapsed during a university entrance celebration in a rural village in Sichuan Province, southwestern China...
Five killed as part of village home in China's Sichuan collapses
BEIJING, Aug 19 - Five people were killed after a roof and a wall at a village home collapsed during a dinner party in China's southwestern Sichuan province from accumulated rainwater, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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