The death toll from the massive mudslide in Zhouqu county, Northwest China's Gansu province, has risen to 1,270 as of 4 pm on Tuesday, with 474 still missing, the local disaster relief headquarters said.

Feng Zihao, a 2-year-old boy, rests in a tent in Zhouqu, Gansu province, on Tuesday. [China Daily]

Rescue workers have been racing to restore water, communications and power supplies in the area.

Local government sources said on Tuesday that emergency water supplies are currently keeping pace with demand.

Mobile phone networks have resumed operating, though landline services remain cut off in most of the town.

Local health authorities have received no reports of infectious disease, the sources added.

More rain has been forecast for the area from Tuesday to Saturday, leaving locals worried about the risk of further landslides.

The provincial meteorological bureau and the land and resource bureau issued a level 4 warning for possible geological disaster in Zhouqu county, according to the disaster relief headquarters.

The county government has implemented an emergency plan to prevent further disaster.

In Nanyu village, which is located nine kilometers from the Zhouqu county seat, residents remain worried about the risk of more landslides.