China landslide: one dead, 28 missing in Sichuan

Hundreds of emergency workers are searching for survivors, officials say, in Jinping village, Sichuan province.

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The landslide struck Jinping village in Sichuan province at 11:50 on Saturday (03:50 GMT) burying 10 houses and trapping several residents. Two people were rescued.

A command centre has been set up at the scene according to a statement by the county's emergency management bureau.

China's President Xi Jinping has ordered an "all-out" rescue of those trapped.

Images from state media show a huge collapse of mud and rock from a steep mountainside, cutting through what appears to be a small village.

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