Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide along Wujiang river in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing in China on Jul 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/cnsphoto)
17 Jul 2026 02:58PM
(Updated: 17 Jul 2026 03:00PM)
BEIJING: An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday (Jul 17), 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 8am local time 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 9.08am, burying some people.
The exact number of those trapped was still being confirmed, the report said.
