BEIJING: A landslide in a city in the northeast of China’s Yunnan province has left at least 47 people unaccounted for and rescue operations were currently underway, Chinese state media said on Monday.

At about 5:51 a.m. (2151 GMT), a landslide hit the city of Zhaotong and local government officials launched a disaster relief emergency response, the People’s Daily reported.

More than 500 people have been evacuated.

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It’s not clear what caused the landslide.

Yunnan, in southwest China, is among several provinces in the country’s southern region currently experiencing a cold wave and bitter temperatures near or below freezing, according to the National Meteorological Centre.