More than 100 rescuers are clearing the landslide debris under which 11 people have been confirmed buried in north China's Shanxi Province.

The landslide was in the early hours on Friday at Sigou Village in Loufan County. An initial investigation showed seven houses and 11 villagers were buried, according to rescuers.

Rescuers were working in shifts with excavators to clear the debris of stone and earth with an estimated volume of more than 100,000 cubic meters.

The landslide site has resumed power and communications supply.

Local experts warned the site was still unstable and secondary disasters should be avoided in the rescue operation.

The Ministry of Land and Resources experts would arrive at Loufan late on Friday to investigate the cause of the incident.

The exact number of the trapped is still being checked as there were people from other areas living in the village.

(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2008)