Hunt for China landslip survivorsVia the BBC –

Hundreds of rescue workers are searching for survivors feared buried in a landslide in south-western China that has left some 100 people missing.

On Friday afternoon, millions of cubic metres of rock collapsed on an iron-ore mine and several homes in a valley near Chongqing city.

Twenty-six people have died, state TV reported. Eight have been rescued.

Recovery efforts were being hampered as heavy machinery cannot be used on the unstable terrain, officials said.

Further rain is also expected in the region, slowing the work of some 500 rescuers who have been drafted to help.