A dead, 28 disappeared in Sichuan ncvrs.com

According to Chinese state media, at least one person died and remained in 28 after a landslide in the southwest of China.

The landslide on Saturday (03:50 GMT) hit Jinping Village in Sichuan Province at 11:50, buried in 10 houses and trapped several inhabitants. Two people were rescued.

According to a statement from the county’s Emergency Management Office, a command center was set up at the scene.

China’s President Xi Jinping ordered the “full” rescue trapped.

Pictures from state media show a huge collapse of mud and rock from a steep mountainside and pull over what seems like a small village.

Hundreds of emergency workers are looking for survivors, according to a statement by the Chinese Emergency Management. About 200 people were evacuated.

President Xi instructed the authorities to “do their utmost to search and save the missing people, minimize victims and properly manage the aftermath,” the Xinhua State News Agency said.

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang also requested an investigation into possible geological risk in nearby areas.

According to local media reports, the villagers said big rocks were often seen to roll over the mountain in the last six months.

Li also said that the threat residents should be evacuated to prevent another disaster, the AP news agency reported, citing Xinhua.

Fifty million yuan ($ 6.9 million; £ 5.5 million) has been distributed from central government funds to improve infrastructure and public services, the AP added.

The southwestern distant, mountainous parts of China are prone to landslides.

In January 2024, A landslide in China in the province of Yunnan killed dozens of people When a steep rock collapsed and destroyed part of the village.

At least 18 people were killed in a separate landslide in the same region 11 years earlier.