XINING - Three people were found dead and one injured after a landslide toppled a house on Wednesday morning in Northwest China's Qinghai province, according to local authorities.

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The torrential rain-triggered landslide occurred at around 4 am in Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county, and the injured has been sent to hospital for treatment, said the county's emergency management bureau.

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Rescue and on-site dredging works are underway.