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Typhoon-Driven Landslide Topples Apartment Buildings In China

BEIJING (AFP) -- A landslide triggered by torrential rain from Typhoon Morakot has toppled at least half a dozen apartment buildings, burying an unknown number of residents, state media reported Tuesday.

"Six or seven apartment buildings" collapsed around 10:30 p.m. (0230 GMT) in Pengxi ...

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