Rescuers start to clear mudslide-hit village in Yunnan

Rescuers on Tuesday started clean-up efforts in a village that was hit by a rain-triggered mudslide in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday, local authorities said.

The mudslide in Eryuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, has left one person dead, one missing and 40 injured. It also brought about 90,000 cubic meters of mud and rock to Tiejia Village, according to the county government of Eryuan.

The post-disaster clean-up work was estimated to last three to four days due to the massive amount of mud and rock, said Wang Liangbo, the leader of the rescue team.

Mud in the mudslide-hit village was about one-meter-thick. Rescuers and local residents are rushing to clear away the mud and then repair damaged homes, he said.

More than 6,000 people have been affected by the mudslide.