India, July 17 -- A landslide on Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing buried residential buildings, forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate and trapped others, state media reported.

According to a report by Xinhua, at least 8 people have lost their lives due to the landslide while 34 people are reported missing. Ten people were rescued from the debris, among them two seriously injured, the report added.

State broadcaster CCTV said that the landslide occurred at around 9:08 am in Chongqing's Pengshui County. Massive amounts of rocks and soil washed downslope, burying more than 10 residential buildings.

Water, electricity and gas supplies were cut off within a 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) radius of the landslide to prevent fu...