Three workers buried in landslide at stone pit

YANGJU, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Three workers were buried in a landslide Saturday at a stone pit north of Seoul and rescue operations are under way, officials said.

The fate of the workers is unknown. The accident occurred at 10:08 a.m. when they were making holes for demolition work at the stone pit in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, according to officials.
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