CHONGQING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Nine people have so far been rescued after a rainfall-induced landslide occurred along a section of the Wujiang River in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Friday.
None of those rescued sustained life-threatening injuries, according to local authorities of Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing.
The geological disaster saw massive amounts of rock and soil wash downslope at 9:08 a.m. Friday, burying more than 10 residential buildings, leaving local residents trapped and unaccounted for.
Jiang Wei, head of a professional emergency rescue team in Chongqing, said an all-out search and rescue mission has been launched.
China Anneng Construction Group, a state-owned engineering rescue force, has dispatched 110 professional rescuers, including engineering and geological experts, alongside 50 sets of detection, search and rescue equipment to support the disaster relief operation in Pengshui.
Rescuers said three power poles were buried, disrupting power supply in the affected area. Local power departments have dispatched 53 maintenance workers, 12 repair vehicles and one emergency power vehicle in the disaster response. Enditem
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