Rescuers rush to mudslide-hit border port in SW China's Xizang

The local People's Liberation Army and armed police have also sent rescue and relief teams to the scene.

As of 5:35 pm, central and regional authorities had dispatched relief supplies including 8,000 cotton coats, 2,000 tents, 3,000 quilts and 5,000 moisture-proof mats to the affected area, officials said.

The mudslide has cut off roads leading to the port on the Chinese side, as well as communications and power supplies, officials revealed, adding that the first batch of power grid repairers had arrived at the site.