Chinese correspondent
Xinhua / APAccording to Chinese state media.
The landslide hit the village of Jinping in the Sichuan province at 11:50 a.m. local time (03:50 GMT) buried 10 houses and trapping several residents. Two people were saved.
A command center has been set up on the scene according to a press release from the Comté emergency management office.
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered a “total” rescue of trapped people.
The images of the state media show a huge collapse of the mud and the rock of a steep mountainside, cutting which seems to be a small village.
Hundreds of emergency workers are looking for survivors, according to a press release from the Chinese Emergency Management. About 200 people were evacuated.
President XI ordered the authorities to do “everything possible to search and save the missing people, minimize victims and properly manage the consequences”, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang also asked for an investigation into the potential geological risks risks in neighboring areas.
According to local media, the villagers said that large rocks had been frequently seen in the mountains in the past six months.
Li also said that residents who were threatened should be evacuated to prevent another disaster, reports the AP news agency, citing Xinhua.
Fifty million yuan ($ 6.9 million; 5.5 million pounds sterling) were allocated central government funds to repair infrastructure and public services, adds AP.
Mountain parts distant from southwest China can be subject to landslides.
In January 2024, A landslide in the Chinese province of Yunnan has killed dozens of people When a steep cliff collapsed and destroyed part of a village.
At least 18 people were killed in a separate landslide in the same region 11 years earlier.
