( CNN ) -- Rescuers in China had pulled a total of 31 bodies from the wreckage from a landslide the size of a small town that rushed down a mountain earlier in the week . State-run CCTV reported on Friday that the number of people missing in and around the city of Dujiangyan was 166 , up from 107 the previous day . The flooding that caused the landslide has destroyed 5,100 houses and damaged another 90,000 . Rescuers continued digging through the debris in search of survivors and victims . The forecast calls for less rain , which should make the search easier . Flooding that triggered the landslide has affected 1.5 million people and inundated tens of thousands of acres of crops . The torrents have plagued the mountainous region since Monday , smashing bridges and knocking out power to thousands . They have washed away property worth more than $ 40 million , provincial officials said . Zhang Jiuchun is an interior designer living in Mianyang , the second-largest city in Sichuan . He told CNN in a phone interview that flooding , landslides and mudslides have paralyzed highway and rail services in many parts of the province . Zhang said suburban areas have been hit the hardest . `` I think it 's the worst since 1998 , '' Zhang said of the disaster , referring to major flooding sweeping across China over a decade ago . Xinhua also reported that more than 400 stranded people have been securely moved out of Dujiangyan . In January : 46 dead after landslide in southwest China .
Death toll reaches 31 after rain-induced landslide in Dujiangyan . 107 people are missing near the city of Sichuan province . Flooding has deluged 81,000 acres of crops , caused more than $ 40 million in losses .