Emergency teams in China’s southwestern Sichuan province are racing against time to locate 28 people after a landslide triggered by rains buried their homes.

Chinese rescuers are searching for some 30 people after a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses The Ministry of Emergency Management deployed hundreds of rescuers including firefighters following the landslide Saturday in Junlian county.

Landslide leaves one dead and dozens missing in southwestern China as rescue efforts intensify - Rescuers in Sichuan province are scrambling to find at least 28 people who have been missing since land

By 11 am on Sunday, local authorities confirmed that 10 residential houses and one production building had been buried in Jinping village, resulting in one death, 28 people missing and two injured.

A landslide in China’s southwestern Sichuan province triggered by heavy rain has killed at least one person, with nearly 30 more missing, state media said Sunday. China has been hit with extreme weather in recent months,

As many as 29 people remain missing after a landslide in Southwest China’s Sichuan province on Saturday, Global Times reported citing a press conference held on Sunday morning. The number of the missing people is still being verified as rescue operation is being conducted there.

BEIJING: Twenty-nine people have been confirmed missing after a devastating landslide hit a village in Yibin, Sichuan province on Saturday (Feb 8), according to a news conference held early Sunday (Feb 9) morning.

One person is dead and 28 more are missing after a landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., for comment on Sunday.