Local health authorities have been making every effort to provide medical treatment for the injured and carry out post-disaster health and disease prevention work after a deadly landslide struck Hanjia subdistrict in Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

According to the Chongqing municipal health commission, emergency medical rescue teams were dispatched to the site immediately after the landslide, with medical workers and ambulances sent to assist.

The landslide occurred at around 9:10 am on Friday, killing eight people and leaving 34 others missing as of press time.

A total of 33 multidisciplinary experts from eight hospitals, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics, trauma surgery, intensive care, neurosurgery, pediatric surgery and psychiatry, were sent to Pengshui county to participate in the treatment of the injured, according to the commission.

For critically ill and severely injured patients, medical teams have adopted a targeted approach by assigning dedicated treatment plans and medical teams to each patient, the commission added.

Ran Xiaofeng, an orthopedic doctor at the Pengshui People's Hospital, took part in two surgeries conducted simultaneously after the hospital prepared to receive a large number of injured people following the disaster.

"The procedures went smoothly, following the same pace as our previous emergency drills," Ran said in an interview on Saturday, adding that senior experts from hospitals in Beijing and downtown Chongqing also arrived at the site to provide support.

Zhang, a college freshman, was among those injured. She had been living in Wuhan, Hubei province, with her parents and had just returned to Pengshui for the summer vacation. When the landslide occurred, she was home alone while her parents were at work.

She recalled that she struggled to walk because of leg injuries after the disaster. Soon afterward, a firefighter arrived, carried her down a ladder and took her to an ambulance, which transported her to hospital.

Zhang said that medical workers conducted timely examinations, transferred her to a ward and provided treatment.

"The medical staff were so kind and caring. I was deeply moved," she said, adding that she was now feeling better, although her legs still hurt slightly while walking.