Southern China braces for more rain, Chongqing landslide search continues
More than 120 experts joined the search as officials evacuated over 1,100 residents and warned unstable boulders could trigger another collapse.
- On Friday, July 17, 2026, a landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, buried more than 10 residential buildings under massive amounts of rocks and soil cascading down a slope.
- Persistent rain totaling 19.2 cm by Saturday triggered the collapse near the Wujiang River; authorities said it was not immediately clear what caused the landslide.
- Rescue crews used excavators on Sunday to search the rubble, confirming at least eight deaths while 34 people remain missing as authorities evacuated more than 1,100 residents.
- China's Ministry of Emergency Management deployed 206 personnel and 49 vehicles to the site, while the National Development and Reform Commission allocated 30 million yuan for infrastructure restoration.
- President Xi Jinping ordered search and rescue operations to continue as authorities carefully map plans to break apart massive boulders without triggering secondary collapses.
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