At least 26 people were killed Friday when a landslide buried a small village in China's Yunnan province, Xinhua reported.
Officials said the landslide occurred around 8.20 a.m. at Gaopo village in a mountainous region.
The village had 16 families comprising 67 residents. Every house in the village was destroyed, and many people were still unaccounted for, possibly trapped in the landslide, officials said.
About 40 people were initially believed to have been buried in the landslide.
More than 1,000 rescuers arrived at the scene, and worked among the debris.
The village in Zhenxiong county is adjacent to Yiliang, where 18 primary school students were killed in a landslide in October last year. In September, a series of earthquakes struck Yiliang, leaving at least 81 people dead.
Relief materials such as tents, quilts, food and water were supplied to the rescued people Friday.
Temperature in the region was as low as two degrees Celsius, and a cold front was expected to move toward it in the coming week, bringing rain and snow, the meteorological bureau said.
Officials said the landslide occurred around 8.20 a.m. at Gaopo village in a mountainous region.
The village had 16 families comprising 67 residents. Every house in the village was destroyed, and many people were still unaccounted for, possibly trapped in the landslide, officials said.
About 40 people were initially believed to have been buried in the landslide.
More than 1,000 rescuers arrived at the scene, and worked among the debris.
The village in Zhenxiong county is adjacent to Yiliang, where 18 primary school students were killed in a landslide in October last year. In September, a series of earthquakes struck Yiliang, leaving at least 81 people dead.
Relief materials such as tents, quilts, food and water were supplied to the rescued people Friday.
Temperature in the region was as low as two degrees Celsius, and a cold front was expected to move toward it in the coming week, bringing rain and snow, the meteorological bureau said.