A group of tourists narrowly dodged injury when a massive landslide blocked their way forwards during a visit to a mountain scenic spot.
Phone footage shows dozens of men and women running away screaming as a massive pile of black dirt rushes down the side of the mountain in Lijiang, in China’s south-western Yunnan Province on 5th November.
Many of them had gathered close to landfall when it first began with a few scattered rocks and sand rolling downhill.
The rocks had blocked the road and they all stopped and got out of their vehicles to film.
After a short while, unexpectedly, more rocks and sand started falling rapidly.
At the same time, a few men shouted at the tourists to move quickly and step back but they were so engrossed in taking photos and did not want to retreat far away.
But as the situation became increasingly alarming with more rocks falling and dragging along heaps of dirt, they finally screamed and rushed back in panic towards their vehicles.
Another piece of footage filmed from the opposite side of the landslide shows other tourists who apparently got cut off from the rest of the group when the road got buried under a pile of soil.
No injuries or damages have been reported.
The blockage has reportedly been cleared and the road has since been reopened for traffic.
