7 missing in Southwest China landslides

CHENGDU – Seven people have been unaccounted for after landslides hit a county in Southwest China's Sichuan province in the wee hours of Tuesday.

Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi township and Weizhou township in Wenchuan county, the county's emergency management bureau said.

As of 10:32 am Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated. Over 400 rescue workers are searching for the missing.