Two villagers have died and one is missing after a mudslide hit Shuangbai county in southwest China's Yunnan province on Wednesday morning, said a statement released by the county government.

At about 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, a mudslide caused by continuous rainfall destroyed the debris dam of the county's village of Xinchang, said the statement.

As of 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, one villager remained missing. Meanwhile, three villagers have been sent to hospital and with non-life-threatening injuries.

The local government initiated emergency response to the natural disaster and set up a headquarters to handle the emergency.

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