Chongqing Landslide Kills 8, Leaves More Than 30 Missing in Pengshui

3 articles · Updated · ABC News · Jul 17

Eight people were confirmed dead after a large landslide hit Pengshui in Chongqing, burying people under rubble and damaging residential buildings; more than 30 others remain missing.
Pengshui County, on the Wujiang River in southwest China, was struck after community officers spotted sporadic falling rocks and raised the alarm, helping evacuate dozens before the slope gave way.
The slide trapped residents beneath debris and destroyed buildings, extending rescue efforts as authorities search for those still unaccounted for.
The disaster adds to a broader emergency response in Chongqing, where earlier reports said more than 800 rescuers were deployed and over 1,100 people evacuated from the area.