Landslide buries residents in southwest China's Chongqing
More than 800 rescuers are searching for victims after the landslide buried more than 10 homes and cut utilities in the area, officials said.
- On Friday, July 17, 2026, a landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying more than 10 residential buildings, Xinhua News Agency reported.
- Triggered by rain, the landslide occurred at 9:08 a.m. near the Wujiang River in karst mountains, with Pengshui County bordering Hubei and Guizhou provinces.
- Over 800 rescuers on site rescued ten people, including two seriously injured. Water, electricity, and gas supplies were cut off within a 0.6-mile radius to prevent further disruptions.
- Authorities evacuated more than 1,100 people and dispatched more than 8,000 disaster relief items, including tents, folding beds, and family emergency kits, to affected areas.
- Unstable terrain and the risk of another landslide hinder ongoing rescue efforts, according to CCTV, as teams continue searching through rubble with excavators.
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In China, at least 8 people were killed due to a landslide, 34 are considered missingOn Friday in Penshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing, a landslide that covered more than 10 residential buildings. Ten people were saved, two with severe injuries.
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At least eight people have died in a landslide on the outskirts of the city of Chongqing in central China. Another 34 are missing. Multiple buildings have collapsed. At least 1,100 people had to be evacuated. The landslide occurred shortly after 9:00 local time. Enormous amounts of rock and soil came crashing down and buried more than ten residential buildings, reports Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. There are more than 800 rescue workers on th…
Landslide in southwestern China kills at least 8 and leaves 34 missing
The landslide occurred around 9:08 a.m. on the outer edge of the Chongqing municipality, when massive amounts of rocks and soil washed downslope, burying more than 10 residential buildings, state broadcaster CCTV said.
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