A large-scale rescue operation is continuing after more than 1,100 residents were safely evacuated.
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A large-scale rescue operation is continuing after more than 1,100 residents were safely evacuated.
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide in Pengshui County in Chongqing, China on Jul 17, 2026. (Photo: AFP/CNS)
31 Jul 2026 01:48AM
(Updated: 31 Jul 2026 06:40AM)
Death toll from a southwestern China landslide rises to 51, with 10 still missing as rescue efforts continue.
BEIJING, July 24 — The death toll from a landslide in south-western China rose to 11, with rescuers still searching for 50…
China's state media said the rescue operation is "extremely difficult" due to the large amount of debris at the site.
The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China has risen to 51
The Chongqing disaster two weeks ago swept away several residential buildings and buried others in gigantic boulders and mud.
A landslide in southwest China's Chongqing killed at least eight people, left 34 missing and triggered a major rescue operation.
Southwest China landslide death toll rises to 51 as search and rescue continues
