At least two people died in a landslide 47 people were buried early this Monday in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

More than 200 military personnel have already been mobilized in the area. tasks to search and rescue trapped people, which continue their course after the evacuation of more than two hundred people.

Although it has already been found two people “without signs of life” among those who were buried after the avalanche, information released by official sources before 13:30 local time (0530 GMT) does not currently report the balance of injuries or survivors.

The event took place at 05:51 local time this Monday. in Zhenxiong County, located in the north of the above-mentioned region and affected about 18 houses located in a lowland between two mountains.

“We were sleeping at that time, it was early morning and it was still dark. Suddenly a loud noise was heard and the ground shook. “It felt like there was a strong earthquake,” a resident of the region told local media. News to Jim.

The area was registered heavy snowfall all night on Sunday and, although their intensity is lower, these precipitations have not yet subsided, and the temperature hovers around zero degrees Celsius.

The condition of roads leading into the affected area, frozen at dawn, is deteriorating. complicate rescue efforts noted an employee of the local disaster management department.

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After this, the Yunnan authorities They activated the third level of the response protocol. in emergency situations, and they deployed a dozen excavators and 33 fire engines to the area.

Chinese President, Xi Jinpingcalled for an “all-out” effort to search and rescue stranded people, the official Xinhua news agency said.

(according to information from EFE)