Landslide kills five in southwest China

Five people were killed after a landslide hit southwest China's Sichuan Province today, the Xinhua news agency reports.

According to the county's publicity department, the landslide toppled several residential houses in Qishu Township of Xuanhan County.

Five people were n pulled from the debris, and all of them were confirmed dead.

Local authorities are handling the aftermath, Chinese media say.