Disasters & Incidents
China landslide death toll rises to 51, 10 missing
The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China has risen to 51, with 10 people still missing, authorities in Pengshui County said on July 30.
County officials said more than 1,100 people were safely evacuated after the disaster in Chongqing. They said 10 people were rescued, including three who had recovered and left hospital.
The landslide occurred on July 17 in Pengshui County, sweeping away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain and along a riverbank.
Authorities had earlier reported 41 deaths after DNA testing and identification of bodies and remains found at the site. Rescuers faced difficult conditions because of debris, large fallen boulders, limited space and unstable slopes.
State media footage from earlier in the operation showed a large pile of rock and earth collapsed into a residential and commercial street, with hundreds of rescue workers deployed.
Update
Authorities in Pengshui County said more than 1,100 people were safely evacuated.
Authorities said 10 people were rescued, including three who had recovered and left hospital.
Source note: AFP news report published on 30 July 2026 at 15:36:27 UTC.
Update
Authorities said the landslide death toll rose to 51.
Authorities said 10 people were missing.
Source note: AFP news report published on 30 July 2026 at 15:20:44 UTC.
Update
Authorities said the landslide occurred on July 17 in Chongqing's Pengshui County.
County authorities said 30 additional victims were confirmed after DNA testing and identification of bodies and remains.
The source notes the disaster happened less than two weeks after a separate landslide in Gansu province that buried 33 people and left 21 dead.
Source note: AFP news report published on 29 July 2026 at 01:46:27 UTC.
Update
Pengshui county authorities said DNA testing and identification of bodies and remains confirmed 30 additional victims.
State media reported that the landslide death toll rose to 41.
The latest item says rescuers last week had reported 14 people dead and no signs of life in rubble where 50 people were missing.
Source note: AFP news report published on 29 July 2026 at 01:14:59 UTC.
Update
Authorities said 30 more people were found dead in the China landslide.
Source note: AFP news report published on 29 July 2026 at 01:01:01 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
Ten people were still listed as missing by authorities.
Source
AFP news report published on .