The rain-triggered landslide occurred near a section of the Wujiang River, which cuts through karst mountains peppered with small towns and terraces.

(Corrects to say cumulative rainfall in places in eastern, not northern and eastern, Guangxi in 5th bullet) BEIJING, July 19 (Reuters) - The Chinese meteorological authority on Sunday issued a heavy rain alert for parts of southern China and a geological disaster warning for areas including parts of Chongqing,

An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing residential ‌buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.

Rescue teams in the southern Indian state of Kerala are racing to find five people still missing a day after heavy monsoon rains caused a deadly landslide.

Several people were buried in a massive landslide in western China on Friday, authorities said. The landslide struck in Pengshui county, east of the city of Chongqing, in the morning, according to

China has allocated millions in relief funding for disaster-hit areas after severe storms and a deadly landslide

Rail authorities suspended some passenger trains on the Shanghai–Kunming railway due to heavy rain. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Eight people including children were feared killed in a landslide in Nagaland's Mon district amid heavy rain today, officials said. The rain also led to flash floods in the area. At least four bodies have been recovered, officials said.