A landslide in southwestern China killed one person while three others are left missing, state media reported on Sunday. 

Authorities said that the landslide happened on Friday when rising water flooded a small hydropower station in Tianquan County, Sichuan Province. The eroded land blocked a part of Baimu river in Ya'an City. 

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Wireless signals were disconnected and nearby residential areas are experiencing blackouts. 

Authorities on Saturday opened a channel to discharge the flooding water. The risk of the barrier lake has been removed on Sunday. 

A search and rescue operation is underway. 

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