Central China landslide kills 12

SHANGHAI: A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 12 people, state media reported. Official broadcaster CCTV said it had "been initially confirmed that 18 people were buried". Twelve bodies and six injured survivors had been recovered by Sunday evening, the official Xinhua news agency said. One person had been missing before the 12th body was found. The landslide was caused by flash flooding on a mountain, which destroyed the guesthouse, according to CCTV. More than 240 emergency personnel had been sent to the scene. — AFP