A landslide struck southwest China's Chongqing municipality on Friday, burying several residential buildings and trapping an unknown number of people, according to state media.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that at least eight people had been rescued from the debris, while search and rescue efforts were still underway.
The landslide occurred at around 9:08 a.m. in Pengshui County of Chongqing, CCTV said.
Footage aired by the broadcaster showed a section of a mountainside collapsing onto a residential area. Several buildings stood close to the site of the collapse as rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors.
Pengshui County is situated in the southeastern part of Chongqing and borders China's Hubei and Guizhou provinces.