# Five killed as village home collapses in China’s Sichuan

https://mins.news/en/item/25649

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 02:20 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/five-killed-part-village-home-chinas-sichuan-collapses-2026-08-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8512dfc69d290001819a9e

> Five people died when the roof and a wall of a village home collapsed during a dinner party in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, state broadcaster CCTV said. Accumulated rainwater was cited as the cause.

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