More than 2,300 rescuers, along with seven sniffer dogs, 60 machines and 80 vehicles are helping with rescue work at the accident site.
A radar system is in place to supervise and prevent further disasters, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The landslide buried 27 homes in Lidong Village, Liandu District of Lishui City late Friday night, leaving 38 missing.
Only one person has been rescued. More than 300 villagers have been relocated. Owners of the 26 buried homes are settling their insurance claims while the other household is being examined.
Staff with the Ministry of Land and Resources have been dispatched from Beijing to carry out inspections in the neighbouring mountain area and prepare an evacuation if necessary.
Lishui had received about 4.23 million yuan (USD 663,000) in public donations to help the victims families.
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