Rescuers race to find survivors in rain after landslip in China kills at least eight
Rescue operations are underway in Chongqing, China, following a massive landslide that killed at least eight people and left dozens missing. Heavy rainfall has complicated search efforts, and authorities have allocated emergency funds to support the recovery.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the increasing frequency of climate-related geological disasters in mountainous regions and the challenges of emergency response in extreme weather.
Rescue crews on Saturday (July 18, 2026) raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.
The landslide occurred in Pengshui County on Friday morning (July 17, 2026) on the outer edge of the Chongqing municipality, when massive amounts of rocks and soil washed down a slope, burying more than 10 residential buildings, state broadcaster CCTV said. Ten people were rescued but sent to the hospital, while more than 1,100 people have been relocated.
Photos and Associated Press videos showed that one of the fallen rocks appeared to be larger than a multi-storey building, with ruins scattered across the steep terrain. One of the damaged buildings had its top part crushed, and a car was seen half-buried near another building.
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