China allocates funds to support disaster relief following a major landslide in Gansu

Flooded shops along a submerged riverside walk are seen by the overflowing Yongjiang River in Nanning, in China's southern Guangxi region on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on July 7, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged "all out" rescue efforts. -- Photo by CN-STR / AFP

BEIJING (Xinhua): China's top economic planner said on Tuesday that 30 million yuan (about US$4.4 million) has been allocated in central natural disaster relief funds to support local relief and restoration work after a landslide struck a village in northwest China's Gansu Province.

The funds will be used to support the restoration and construction of infrastructure and public service facility, the National Development and Reform Commission said.

The landslide occurred at around 6.56 am on Tuesday in a village in Nanhe Township, Tanchang County, Longnan City, according to local authorities.

A total of 33 people were buried beneath the debris.

The national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief has activated a Level-IV disaster relief emergency response following the incident.

Rescuers said 21 people had been pulled out as of 2.50 pm, five of whom died despite treatment.

All-out search and rescue operations are underway for the other 12 missing people. -- Xinhua