HANGZHOU, Oct. 10 -- Four people were confirmed dead after four residential houses collapsed early Monday morning in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province.

Rescuers are still verifying the number of people who are buried in debris.

The disaster happened around 4 a.m. in Wenzhou's Lucheng industrial district. As of 10 a.m. nine people were rescued, but four of them were announced dead. Enditem