China hunts for survivors after the landslide in the Sichuan Province | Climate news
The Peking of the Emergency Ministry reports that two people have been rescued and 200 have been relocated.
China has launched a search for more than 30 people after the landslide hit the southwestern Sichuan province.
On Saturday, at 11:50 (03:50 GMT), the clinic hit Jinping Village in the city of Yibin, said the CCTV State Emitter. Authorities have announced that dozens are missing, and the conditions have remained dangerous.
“Ten houses are buried, more than 30 people have disappeared, and about 200 people have been evacuated and moved,” CCTV said.
The landslide was “still lasted,” the Emiter warned, quoting the rescuers on the spot. The residents, of which hundreds of evacuated were ordered to be kept away from the area.
President XI Jinping expressed concern and invited the authorities to strive to seek disappeared and minimize the victims, the official news agency Xinhua reported.
The Ministry of Emergency Management announced that two people had been rescued, while 200 were relocated. Emergency teams were on the spot in search of survivors, he added.
The Prime Minister Li Qiang requested an investigation and inspection of potential risks of geological hazards in nearby areas.
He also called on to further residents who could be at risk of being evacuated to prevent another disaster.
One villager told state news news news that Rocks had been often seen down the mountain in recent months, and that geologists examined the area late last year.
The National Development and Reform Commission has allocated $ 50 million ($ 6.9 million) from the central budget to support the emergency renovation of infrastructure and public services, Xinhua said.