Landslide kills 4 construction workers in northern Vietnam
Source: 25-JUL-2008 Intellasia | AP
Jul 25, 2008 - 7:00:00 AM A Vietnamese official says a landslide killed four sleeping construction workers after it buried the house they were building in northern Vietnam.

Ha Giang province's chief disaster official Nguyen Manh An says it took soldiers, police and militiamen five hours Wednesday to uncover the workers' bodies. One of the labourers was a woman.

He says heavy rains Tuesday night triggered the landslide and it buried the house being built at the foot of a hill.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms that kill hundreds each year.