Death toll in Yunnan landslide rises to 31

A landslide that occurred on Monday in Southwest China's Yunnan province has resulted in 31 deaths as of Tuesday evening, as all-out rescue efforts and post-disaster work are still ongoing, local authorities said on Tuesday.

At around 6 am on Monday, a landslide struck Liangshui village in Zhenxiong county, burying 18 houses.

By Tuesday evening, rescue teams had recovered 31 bodies from the rubble, according to a news release from the on-site disaster-response task force. Meanwhile, more than 10 people were still missing.