Eight people were rescued early today from a village hit by a landslide, a Yemeni security official said, but the death toll has now reached 39.

A landslide has crushed about 30 homes at the foot of a north Yemeni mountain, killing at least 20 villagers, Interior Ministry and medical officials said today.

A mountain landslide swept away at least 30 houses in a tiny Yemeni village, killing at least eight people, the Interior Ministry said.