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Updated at 11:58 a.m. BJT : China's land and resources ministry has upgraded its response measures to level-II, the second highest on a four-tier system against geologic disasters, following the landslide. A group of experts has been sent to the scene.
Pictures showing before and after scenes of the area hit by the landslide on June 24, 2017.
No rescues have been made by 11:26 a.m. local time, however Wang Yongbo, a member of the rescue team, said signs of life have been detected under the debris.
Some rescuers were evacuated as over fears of a second earthfall. Machines still kept working, Wang added.
Updated at 11:00 a.m. BJT : The landslide struck Xinmo village of Diexi town, in Maoxian County, local authorities have said.
The area was one of the hardest hit during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
Most houses in Xinmo village are masonry buildings that were rebuilt after the devastating tremor in 2008, according to Wang Yongbo, from the rescue team on site.
Where is Maoxian County?
Maoxian County is located in the southeastern part of the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba in Sichuan Province, southwest China, on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
In 1933, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake jolted the town, leaving over 1,000 people dead. A barrier lake was formed after the earthquake, and has been regarded as one of the largest quake relics.
China's land and resources ministry has activated level-III emergency response measures in a four-tier system against geologic disasters following landslides in Sichuan.
Local authorities said 18 rescuers were sent to the scene immediately after an alarm received at 6:15 a.m. local time.
The Sichuan Fire Department has dispatched over 500 people to the scene for further rescue work.
Over 100 people were buried after a landslide triggered by torrential rain hit Maoxian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday morning.
The incident took place at around 6:00 a.m. local time and at least 100 people from 40 households are feared to have been trapped.
Local authorities have activated level-I emergency response procedures, the highest of a four-tier system, following the landslide.
The full extent of the debris flow is yet to be determined.
Search and rescue operations are underway.
(CGTN)
