A landslide hit a highway construction site in Yichang, Central China’s Hubei province on Saturday afternoon. As of Sunday morning, seven people had been rescued, one of whom died from injuries, while another seven remained trapped. Photo: VCG

The Ministry of Emergency Management has launched a geological disaster emergency response and sent a working group to the site. Photo: Dong Xiaobin/China News Service, VCG

Rescue workers survey the landslide site on Sunday. Photo: Wu Zhizun/Xinhua News Agency

Rescue workers carry out a search. Photo: VCG

Mud and trees from the landslide bury a construction vehicle. Photo: VCG

The construction site is a mess of broken cement, rocks and fallen trees. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV

A view of the landslide site. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV