63 KILLED IN CHINA AS TYPHOON SOULIK LASHES THE COAST

63 people have been recorded dead and 174 other are missing in the heavy rain and landslide that occur in China, while over 500,000 people have been evacuated as typhoon soulik lashed the costal areas in the east of china today. The death toll from a landslide in southwestern sichuan province has risen to 43 after 25 more bodies were retrieved,the area local authorities said. Rescuers had found 43 bodies from the landslide that occur on wednesday in the village of sanxi in Dujiangyan city, the vice mayor of the city told media today. Some 118 people are said to be missing or can not br reached. Most of them who are said to be tourists, The state-run xinhua news agency quoted the vice mayor saying,"the landslide which buried 11 homes in the region that was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2008, was believe to have been triggered by severe rainstorm since monday evening. State-run china radio international reported. (source:zeenews.com)