4 dead, 3 missing in southwest China landslides

Four people were killed and three remain missing after landslides hit a county in southwest China's Sichuan Province in the early hours of Tuesday.

Due to heavy rainfall over a short period of time, landslides occurred in Miansi Township and Weizhou Township in Wenchuan County.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, over 900 people affected by the landslides had been relocated and no houses were damaged, according to the county publicity department.

Following the landslides, local authorities sent over 500 rescue workers to join in the rescue operation, with rescue efforts still underway, it said.

Authorities have also sent workers to repair roads, and to monitor and assess the risk of further geological disasters.