At least 16 people have been buried following landslides in China Weather News

The country has been affected by the storm, which has left at least 275 people injured.

At least 16 people have been buried following a landslide in a mountainous area in western China’s Gansu province.

33 people were initially trapped, and 17 have now been “safely rescued”, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered efforts to rescue the victims, CCTV said.

Although the cause of Tuesday’s landslide is still unknown, China has been hit by heavy rains this week.

China’s state-run Xinhua news agency said at least eight people were killed after a typhoon hit the eastern central province of Hubei on Monday night. At least one person went missing.

Strong winds and rainstorms hit the cities of Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xianning late Monday evening local time, with winds reaching 149km/hour (92.58 mph).

At least 275 people were injured as of Tuesday morning local time, Xinhua reported.

Forecasters have warned of heavy rains in various parts of the country which is home to around 200 million people.

The National Meteorological Center said the southeastern province of Guangxi and the eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Shandong should prepare for heavy rainfall of up to 260 millimeters in the next 24 hours, which could trigger landslides, and other areas in northeastern and southern China to expect heavy rains.

China is also on alert for Super Typhoon Bavi, which is moving across the Pacific Ocean to Taiwan. The US National Weather Service said it was packing winds of up to 290 km/h (180 mph) as it passed over Guam, Tinian, Saipan, and Rota on Monday.