(CNN) -- Massive landslides in northwest China have left 127 people dead, state media reported Sunday.
About 1,300 people are missing after the landslides, which were triggered by heavy rains, Xinhua news agency said.
Authorities report 76 people have been injured and about 45,000 have been evacuated, according to a statement from the provincial civil affairs department.
The landslides occurred early Sunday morning after heavy rains started pummeling the area Saturday, authorities said.
They caused the Bailong River to become obstructed and overflow, and sent water rushing water over its banks, state-run CCTV reported.
The water level in the county seat of Chengguan Township had receded by 40 cm (16 inches) Sunday, after floodwaters carrying mud and rocks submerged half the town, Mao Shengwu, head of the prefecture, told the news agency. CNN
