Seven tourists killed by falling rocks in China

Seven tourists died yesterday when they were struck by huge rocks tumbling down a mountain in one of China's most popular beauty spots, state media said.
The rocks hit the group of travellers as they waited to board boats in the Diecai Mountain scenic area in Guilin, China Radio International (CRI) said.
Pictures posted online showed rocks -- one as big as a metre (three feet) wide -- resting on broken pavement splattered with pools of blood with handbags, shoes and other personal items scattered across the ground.
"Four were killed at the scene and four others injured," CRI said in a report on its website. "Three of the injured later died in hospital."
The official news agency Xinhua said an "unknown" number of injured were being treated in a hospital in Guilin, in the southern region of Guangxi.