Landslides leave 10 missing, bury 6 in China

KUNMING - Ten people were reported missing and three others injured after a landslide ravaged a village in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities said Sunday.

A huge swathe of mud, rocks and debris tumbled into the Jinsha River, destroying parts of the Huangping village of Huanghua Town in Yongshan county of Yunnan province in the disaster that happened at around 5 pm on Saturday.

The wave triggered by the landslide also caused damages of Kahaluo township of neighboring Leibo county of Sichuan province, according to local publicity authorities.

The size of the fallen mountainside was estimated at 200 meters wide and 250 meters deep.

Six of the 10 missing people were from Leibo county, three were construction workers at a local dock, and one villager from Yongshan, the Yonghsan county government said.

Several vehicles, motorcycles and boats were damaged by the landslide.

On Sunday morning, another landslide occurred in Northeast China's Dalian city buried six people.

Rescue efforts of the two landslides are under way.

Geological disasters were frequently reported around China this summer due to heavy rains.