Toll From Landslide in Southwestern China Rises to 11 Dead, with 50 People Still Missing
Rescue crews say no signs of life remain after torrential rain triggered the collapse, as state media reported 11 dead and 50 still missing.
- On Thursday, Chinese state media reported the death toll from the July 17 landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, has risen to 11, with 50 people still missing and 10 injured.
- Torrential rain triggered the mountainside collapse on July 17, burying riverside residential buildings and businesses in Pengshui County, an area roughly 167 miles from downtown Chongqing.
- Rescue teams have blasted through heavy boulders earlier this week to reach buried areas, though operations remain "extremely difficult" due to poor slope stability and narrow spaces.
- State-Run Xinhua news agency reported Thursday that "after multiple rounds of life detection and search, no signs of life remain," though specialized teams continue recovery efforts.
- China remains one of the most landslide-prone countries globally, with about 294 people killed nationwide in at least five major events over the past decade, including a 2015 incident in Shenzhen that killed more than 70.
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‘No signs of life’ as China landslide death toll rises to 11, 50 missing, authorities say
BEIJING, July 24 — The death toll from a landslide in south-western China rose to 11, with rescuers still searching for 50 missing people in the rubble, where there are “no signs of life”, according to authorities.The landslide, which occurred last Friday in Chongqing’s Pengshui County, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain and along a riverbank.Hundreds of rescue workers have been deployed to the scene, where footag…
Landslide death toll rises to 11 in Chongqing, 50 still missing
BEIJING – The death toll from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing last week has risen to 11, with 50 people still missing and 10 injured, Chinese state media reported on Thursday (July 23).Following torrential rain on the morning of July 17, part of a mountainside collapsed in Pengshui County – an area famed for its scenic...
The death toll from a landslide in China's Chongqing has risen to 11, while 50 people remain missing, although officials have found no signs of life in any of them.
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