Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims

BEIJING: Rescue teams in southwestern China ‌used explosives on Monday to blast through heavy boulders hampering efforts to reach 34 people reported missing for three days after a landslide during ​torrential rain in an area famed for natural beauty. China is one of the most landslide-prone countries in the world, and eight died in Friday’s disaster in the county of Penghui some 270 km (168 miles) from the high-rise urban center of the sprawling municipality of Chongqing.

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