BEIJING — A nine-story residential building in southwest China collapsed following a landslide on Wednesday, trapping at least five people, a city government said. The collapse happened at about 11.30 a.m. in Guiyang city. Two hours later, the Guiyang government said it had checked three-quarters of the 35 households and found at least five of the 114 residents were missing. It said in a statement that continuous rainfall led to the collapse and that people in the surrounding area had been evacuated. Photos carried on the website of China Radio International showed a four-story pile of steel, bricks and other rubble surrounded by other buildings.— Agencies
