Guangzhou landslide victims sought; Zhengzhou raises flood control alert

Search and rescue efforts for people trapped following a landslide at a village in Baiyun district in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are still underway despite heavy rainfall affecting the area.

The landslide occurred at around 8:30 am in Dayuan village, in the northern mountainous area of Guangzhou. As of Thursday evening, 10 out of 14 people trapped in the landslide had been recovered.

Among those recovered, at least two were confirmed dead and seven were injured, with the injured reportedly in stable condition, according to local emergency management authorities.

The landslide occurred after days of unrelenting heavy rainfall, damaging several houses in the village, said authorities.

On Thursday, excavators were seen lifting cars from the rubble at the site. By around 2 pm, the Baiyun district had issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and strong winds.

Despite the heavy rainfall, rescue and disaster relief efforts continued with mechanical equipment and firefighters working in shifts while rescue workers demolished damaged houses at the site.

"It was raining heavily at the time, and we were asked to evacuate immediately," a resident surnamed He recalled.

She described how, at around 8:30 am on Wednesday, she and her husband held the difficult discussion of evacuating their home, only to witness the collapse of the building on the right side of their house shortly afterward.

"The house collapsed quickly — unlike earthquakes, landslides don't make much noise," He said in an interview with Guangzhou Daily.

After the landslide, village committee workers went door-to-door to check on residents who might have missed the evacuation notices, according to He.