Death toll rises to 5 in south China house collapse

NANNING — The death toll from a house collapse in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has risen to five, local publicity authority said on Monday.

The collapse occurred around 2 p.m. on Saturday in a village in Binyang County, according to the county’s publicity department. Search and rescue operations have now been completed.

Preliminary investigations revealed that an explosion is suspected to have caused the house collapse. Further investigation is underway.

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