No fewer than 12 people died in two landslides in the
mountainous Guizhou province, in South-West China, state media on Wednesday
said.
One landslide that occurred on Tuesday night buried 21 houses in a village next
to the city of Liupanshui, broadcaster CCTV said.
Another 11 people were rescued by early Wednesday, and 34 remained missing,
according to local authorities
Another landslide struck a village in Hezhang County on Tuesday leaving one
dead and six missing. More than 560 people participated in the rescue
operations. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang instructed
local authorities to do their best to minimise casualties and assist those
wounded.