Beijing: Two people were killed and four remain missing after heavy rain triggered two landslides on Thursday June 2 in the city of Huaihua in China’s Hunan province, authorities said.

One landslide occurred at around 3 a.m. in Tonglingxi village, which caused two houses to collapse and left four people missing, reports Xinhua news agency.

The other landslide happened at around 4 a.m. at Dahuaping village, claiming the lives of two people.

Rescue work is still underway.