Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41
Recovery teams identified 30 more victims this week, and officials said 20 people are still missing after the landslide buried homes and a minibus.
- Authorities reported Tuesday that the death toll from the Chongqing landslide rose to 41, with 20 people remaining missing after recovery teams identified 30 additional victims over the past week.
- On July 17, massive amounts of rock and soil washed down a slope in Pengshui, China, burying at least 10 residential buildings and a passenger minibus while injuring 10 people.
- Teams have been working through four major sections of the disaster site, using DNA analysis to identify remains and accelerate victim identification efforts, county authorities said.
- Late Sunday, searchers located the wreckage of the missing passenger minibus, marking a critical breakthrough in recovery operations and advancing efforts to account for the remaining missing.
- As the search for the 20 missing individuals persists, teams continue navigating difficult terrain throughout the disaster zone in southwestern China amid ongoing recovery operations.
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Southwest China landslide leaves 51 dead, 10 missing
BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - A total of 51 people have been confirmed dead after a landslide in southwestern China's Chongqing on July 17, while 10 are still missing, the local government said in a statement late on Thursday. Search efforts ...
The disaster caused the collapse of about a dozen residential buildings.
Death toll in Chongqing landslide rises to 41, authorities say
Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41. The landslide, which occurred on July 17 in Chongqing’s Pengshui County, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain and along a riverbank. State media footage showed a huge […]
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