A landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday buried several residential buildings, trapping an undetermined number of people, according to state media reports.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that at least eight individuals have been rescued from the debris. Search and rescue operations are continuing.
The landslide occurred around 9:08 a.m. in Pengshui county, located in the southeastern part of Chongqing, bordering Hubei and Guizhou provinces.
Images broadcast by CCTV showed a section of a mountainside collapsing onto a residential area. Rescue crews were observed searching through the debris near the affected buildings.