Watch: Deadly landslide strikes China, dozens remain missing
A deadly landslide in Chongqing, China, has resulted in at least eight deaths and dozens of missing persons. Emergency response teams are conducting search and rescue operations despite challenging weather conditions and unstable terrain.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing risks of geological disasters in mountainous regions and the scale of emergency response efforts in China.
At least eight people are dead and 34 remain missing after a rain-triggered landslide buried residential buildings in southwest China's Chongqing municipality on Friday.The landslide struck at around 9.08 am in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, after local officials reported sporadic rockfalls about an hour earlier and began evacuating residents. Despite the early warning, huge volumes of rock and mud crashed down the mountainside, engulfing more than 10 residential buildings near the Wujiang River.Authorities said 18 people had been rescued, including two with serious injuries, while more than 1,100 residents from surrounding areas were safely evacuated. Water, electricity and gas supplies were cut within a one-kilometre radius of the site to reduce the risk of further accidents.More than 800 rescuers, supported by fire crews, emergency responders and specialist search teams, were deployed to the disaster zone.
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