BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out search and rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a landslide buried 10 houses and left over 30 people unaccounted for in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction after the landslide struck Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin at about 11:50 a.m.

Xi urged efforts to properly handle the aftermath. He stressed strengthening monitoring and early warning, ensuring the rescue work is carried out scientifically, and preventing the occurrence of secondary disasters.

All localities and relevant departments must step up efforts to uncover hidden risks related to various kinds of disasters and workplace safety, resolutely prevent the occurrence of serious and major disasters and accidents, and effectively protect people's lives and property, he said. Enditem

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