Soldiers evacuate residents from the site of a landslide in Dazhai Village, Guanling County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, on June 28, 2010. Some 107 people from 38 families were buried and trapped by a rainstorm-triggered landslide Monday afternoon in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Long Rongfang)
Soldiers rush to the site of a landslide in Guanling County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, on June 28, 2010. Some 107 people from 38 families were buried and trapped by a rainstorm-triggered landslide Monday afternoon in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Rescuers Tuesday recovered a child's body from the scene of a rainstorm-triggered landslide, which was the first body to be retrieved after 107 people were buried in the disaster in southwest China's Guizhou Province Monday afternoon.
The child, yet to be identified, was found at 5:50 p.m. under debris in Dazhai Village, Gangwu Township, in Anshun City's Guanling County, a rescue headquarters spokesman said.
Some 107 people from 38 families were buried in the landslide at 2:30 p.m. Monday and their chances of survival were "slim," rescue headquarters officials said.
Survivors made a list of the buried and Xinhua reporters counted 62 names on the list. The list, which may not be accurate, was handed over to rescuers.
More than 1,000 nearby villagers have been evacuated and over 500 more are waiting to be relocated, said the spokesman.
Wu Guangxiang, 59, a resident from Bawan Village near scene of the rain-triggered landslide, and her grandson were evacuated to a resettlement area Monday night. The local government has provided milk, biscuits, bottled water and instant noodle to the evacuees.
"The noodles were tasty. But I wonder when I could return home," said Wu as she took shelter in a tent Tuesday morning.
Jianzhuang Primary School, which was at risk, has suspended classes and sent students to safe areas.
Some 107 people from 38 families had a "slim" chance to survive after being buried by a rainstorm-triggered landslide Monday afternoon in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to officials at the local rescue headquarters.
The landslide occurred at 2:30 p.m. in Dazhai Village, Gangwu Township of Guanling County, said a spokesman for the government of Anshun City, which administers Guanling.
Also, rescue work had been suspended due to persistent downpours, which had been pounding the township since Sunday night, said headquarters officials.
Villager Cen Chaoyang said he rushed out of his house when he heard the landslide and managed to escape.
"I called for the others to flee, but it was too late. I saw some people behind me being buried," Cen told Xinhua in a telephone interview.
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