Rescue workers are using heavy diggers to claw through mud in their desperate search for survivors of a landslide.

It's feared 100 people have been buried alive on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka.

Rescuers, including soldiers, spent most of yesterday using their bare hands to try to locate victims of the disaster in the eastern Koslanda district.

Officials have already warned that the chances of finding survivors are slim.

So far 16 people are confirmed dead but it's feared the death toll will reach triple figures.