At least 9 people have been confirmed dead at the landslide in Taining County in eastern China's Fujian Province, and rescuers continue searching for the 32 who are still missing. A further 13 people are being treated at a local hospital, with three in intensive care.

SANMING, May 8, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers rush to the landslide site in Taining County, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 8, 2016. The number of people missing from a landslide that hit Taining on Sunday has risen to 41, according to a press conference held Sunday night. (Xinhua/Lu Dawei)

Hundreds of rescuers and nine sniffer dogs have been deployed in the search at the hydropower site, after a landslide on Sunday morning saw a dormitory buried under mud and rocks. 

Rescue teams began work at the site again this morning after the search was suspended for two hours due to heavy rain. Blocked roads, poor weather and the threat of further landslides have all hampered rescue work.