One person has died and seven were missing after a landslide overtook a highway construction site on an expressway in central China, local government officials said on Sunday.
China's ministry of emergency management activated a level-four emergency response and sent a working group to the site to guide emergency handling, according to a WeChat post.
The minister of emergency management urged authorities to find out what caused the landslide.
Torrential rains in parts of China over several weeks have led to a number of deadly landslides. Last month in Sichuan province, 19 people were killed in a landslide at a mine, and four died when heavy rainfall in a short period caused landslides.
China's government has issued advisories about rain and other natural disasters for local governments to stay alert and respond quickly.
Published 09 July 2023, 12:47 IST