BEIJING, China—Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks on Saturday in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a landslide smashed through a mountain village in southwest Sichuan province. At least 141 people and 46 homes were buried, the People’s Daily said, citing a Maoxian county government spokesman. Around 100 people are feared buried after a landslide smashed through their village in southwest China’s Sichuan Province early Saturday, local officials said, as they launched an emergency rescue operation. Local police captain Chen Tiebo said the heavy rains that hit the region in recent days had triggered the landslide. President Xi Jinping called for rescuers to “spare no effort” in their search for survivors, according to CCTV.

Source: The Standard June 24, 2017 10:30 UTC