At least 36 people are now known to have died in a landslide which struck a village in southern China on Tuesday due to heavy rains.
State-run local media report 15 people have been missing since a wave of mud buried more than 20 houses in the province of Guizhou with another 40 people rescued from the landslide in Shuicheng county.
A local school has also been commandeered as an emergency medical and rescue centre for victims and the government has reportedly set aside $4.4 million for rescue efforts and the relocation of victims.