Seven people were killed in a landslide in the southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Friday, said an official of the regional work safety bureau.

The landslide occurred at about 5 a.m. in Bamengjie Village, Jingxi county, Baise City when more than 300,000 cubic meters of precarious rocks slid from a 100-meter-high mountain, said Wei Gan, director of the provincial work safety bureau on Friday.

The bodies of the seven were found at the spot, Wei said.

There was no rainfall when the landslide happened. Experts are investigation the cause of the accident.

(Xinhua News Agency May 10, 2008)