UPDATES WITH LATEST DEATH TOLL; REVISES HEADLINE, DECK, LEDE; EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Anadolu staff
The death toll from a landslide in China's southwestern Yunnan province rose to 31, state-run media said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Chinese authorities said at least 47 people were buried when a landslide struck Liangshui village in the city of Zhaotong.
Local authorities said they rescued three people alive while several people are still missing, Xinhua News reported.
Some 1,000 rescue workers have been carrying out search and rescue operations.
More than 900 residents were evacuated as the provincial commission for disaster reduction activated a level-3 emergency response for disaster relief, according to the news agency.