10 dead, 19 missing after landslide in SW China

As of Monday noon, a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province had left 10 people dead, 19 missing and two injured, according to the emergency rescue headquarters, reported Xinhua.

Houses of 10 households had been buried in the landslide and more than 100 hectares of crops had been damaged.

The landslide occurred on Feb. 8 in Jinping Village, which is located in Junlian County in the city of Yibin.

More than 3,000 personnel from the armed police, firefighting, emergency response, transportation, medical and other forces have been dispatched to join the search and rescue efforts, aided by drones, sniffer dogs and life detector equipment.

Currently, 767 people in 139 households have been evacuated and relocated to safety.

The post-disaster reconstruction work is being carried out simultaneously in Junlian to restore normal production and living order of the affected people.