Rescuers search for 28 people still missing after landslide in south-west China

Authorities said preliminary assessments attributed the disaster to recent heavy rainfall and local geological conditions (Zeng Li/Xinhua via AP)

Emergency teams in the Sichuan province of south-western China are racing against time to locate 28 people after a landslide triggered by rain killed one person and buried homes.

Nearly 1,000 personnel were deployed following the landslide in the village of Jinping in the county of Junlian on Saturday.