Chinese correspondent
At least one person died and 28 remained disappeared after the landslide in southwestern China, according to the Chinese state media.
On Saturday (03:50 GMT), the clinic hit the village of Jinping in Sichuan Province at 11:50, buried 10 houses and captured several inhabitants. Two people were saved.
A command center was erected at the scene according to a statement of the County Emergency Management Office.
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the “comprehensive” rescue of those trapped.
Pictures from state media show a huge collapse of mud and rock from the steep mountain, breaking through what seems like a small village.
Hundreds of emergency workers are looking for survivors, according to a statement of the Chinese Ministry for Emergency Management. About 200 people have been evacuated.
Chairman Xi ordered the authorities to do “everything as possible in the search and saving of missing people, minimizing victims and treating the consequences properly,” according to the official State news agency Xinhua.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang further requested an investigation into potential risks of geological dangers in nearby areas.
According to local media reports, the villagers said that large rocks were often seen rolling down the mountain in the last six months.
Did he also say that residents who were threatened should be evacuated to prevent another disaster, reports the AP news agency, citing Xinhua.
Fifty million Juan ($ 6.9 million; 5.5 million pounds) were separated from the Central State to repair infrastructure and public services, AP adds.
Remote, mountainous parts of Chinese southwest can be prone to landslides.
In January 2024, Landslide in the Chinese Province of Yunnan killed dozens of people When the steep cliff crashed and destroyed part of the village.
At least 18 people were killed in a separate landslide in the same region 11 years earlier.
