Dozens missing after deadly landslides in China

Two landslides in southwestern China have killed at least 11 people and a rescue operation is under way for 34 who are missing.

This general view shows the site of a landslide in Liupanshui in China's southwestern Guizhou province. Source: Getty

At least 11 people have died in two landslides in southwestern China and a rescue operation is under way for 34 missing people, authorities say.

State broadcaster CCTV said a landslide on Tuesday night buried 21 houses and caused at least 11 deaths in Guizhou province's Shuicheng county.

An excavator digs in debris of a landslide. Source: AAP

Eleven people have been rescued while another 34 remain missing.

More than 500 rescuers are searching the area.

Chinese rescuers search for victims and survivors after the landslide. Source: AAP

An earlier landslide hit a village in Hezhang county in Guizhou on Tuesday afternoon, leaving one dead and six missing.

The official Xinhua News Agency has reported the landslide occurred at a construction site.