Death toll climbs to 337 in China mudslides

Beijing, China -- Massive mudslides in northwestern China have killed 337 people, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Monday.

An additional 1,148 people are missing, the news agency said, citing the civil affairs department in Gansu Province.

Authorities report 76 people have been injured and about 45,000 have been evacuated from Zhouqu County in the country's northwest, according to a statement from the provincial civil affairs department.

The landslides occurred early Sunday morning after heavy rains started pummeling the area Saturday, authorities said. On Sunday afternoon, Premier Wen Jiabao and other government officials arrived at the mountainous region to survey the damage, according to Xinhua.