China landslide: more than 140 people feared buried

Rescue operation is under way in Sichuan province after more than 40 homes in Xinmo village were engulfed by landslide

More than 140 people are feared to have been buried by a landslide in south-west China, officials have said.

The landslide from a nearby mountain engulfed more than 40 homes and a hotel in Xinmo, a village in Sichuan province, at about 6am local time (2300 BST), the Mao county government said.

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