LUCKNOW, India — An official says a school building has collapsed under a mudslide caused by heavy rains in northern India, killing at least 18 children.

State minister for relief Khazan Das said eight children have been rescued from the school in Sumgarh, a village in Uttrakhand state.

Rescuers are still looking for another 10 children and two teachers believed to be buried in the debris of the building which collapsed today.

The region lies 375 miles southwest of Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh state.