BEIJING: An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing multiple residential buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media. Preliminary verification indicated that a Pengshui county community worker spotted scattered falling rocks around 8 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) and issued an emergency warning, state broadcaster CCTV said. Authorities ordered an evacuation of more than 60 residents, but the landslide occurred during the evacuation at 9:08 a.m., burying some people.
Landslide buries residents in southwest China’s Chongqing
The exact number of those trapped was still being confirmed, report says
Nine people had been pulled from the rubble, with none in life-threatening condition
July 17, 2026 10:14
BEIJING: An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing multiple residential buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.
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BEIJING: An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing…
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