The death toll from a rain-triggered mudslide in north China's Shanxi Province rose to 56 as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the local rescue headquarters said.

Rescuers carry away a dead body from the site of a mudslide in Xiangfen County, Linfen City, north China's Shanxi Province on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. [Xinhua]

Another 35 injured were being treated by five experts and more than 150 medical personnel. Most had suffered fractures and were in stable conditions.