A massive amount of mud and trees tumbled down the side of a field in central China.

The dramatic video was filmed in Zigui County in Hubei Province on July 17.

The landslide, estimated at 800,000 cubic metres in volume, moved downhill into the ravine below, significantly impacting local infrastructure and agricultural production.

Thankfully, due to early warnings, no casualties were reported.

According to local villagers, before the landslide occurred, some villagers noticed the road surface of Wugao Road was bulging. They immediately alerted four villagers who were working in the nearby fields to evacuate and swiftly reported the incident to the village committee.

Upon receiving the report, the local government promptly activated emergency response plans, implemented traffic controls at the scene, closed off the area, and established a restricted zone to prevent unauthorised access.

The landslide caused damage to a 1200-metre village-level road (Wugao Road) and 4 hectares of citrus orchards, severely affecting local residents' transportation and agricultural production.

Fortunately, as there were no residents living in the landslide area and the timely evacuation of the four villagers who were working in the fields, no casualties were reported.

Experts from the Provincial Department of Natural Resources who conducted an on-site investigation concluded that the landslide was mainly triggered by heavy rainfall in the preceding period.

7月17日上午8时40分左右，湖北省宜昌市秭归县归州镇贾家店村1组湾水田区域发生了一起大规模土质滑坡事件。滑坡体积约80万立方米，整体滑移至下方冲沟，对当地基础设施和农业生产造成了较大影响。然而，由于提前预警，滑坡未造成任何人员伤亡。

据现场村民反映，滑坡发生前，有村民发现五高路路面出现拱起现象，立即呼喊在周边田间劳作的4名村民及时撤离，并迅速上报村委会。当地政府接到报告后，立即启动应急预案，组织力量对现场进行交通管制，封闭现场，并设置警戒区，防止无关人员和车辆进入危险区域。

滑坡导致1200米村级公路（五高路）和60亩柑橘园损毁，严重影响了当地村民的出行和农业生产。然而，幸运的是，由于滑坡区内无人员居住，且滑坡发生前预警及时、疏散得当，正在田间劳作的4名村民全部安全撤离，未发生任何人员伤亡事件。

省自然资源厅专家现场勘查后指出，此次滑坡主要是由于前期强降雨引起的。滑坡所在斜坡坡度约35°，且为斜顺层，雨水大量渗入，软化了岩石，增加了滑体的重力和渗透压力，降低了摩阻力，从而促使斜坡破坏，形成滑坡。