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FRI · 2026-07-31 · 02:47 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0731-97717
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Southwest China landslide death toll rises to 51 as search and rescue continues

A landslide in Pengshui county, Chongqing province, southwest China, has resulted in 51 confirmed deaths, with 10 individuals still missing. The disaster occurred two weeks ago, sweeping away and burying several residential buildings located at the foot of a mountain along a riverbank.

William ZhengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-31 · 02:47 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Southwest China landslide death toll rises to 51 as search and rescue continues
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A landslide in Pengshui county, Chongqing province, southwest China, has resulted in 51 confirmed deaths, with 10 individuals still missing. The disaster occurred two weeks ago, sweeping away and burying several residential buildings located at the foot of a mountain along a riverbank. Local authorities announced the updated death toll late on Thursday night. The Xinhua news agency, quoting the rescue effort's command center, reported the figures. The landslide buried homes under mud and large boulders.

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51 people had been found and confirmed dead, while 10 were still missing.

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The landslide swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain along a riverbank.

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The landslide occurred two weeks ago in Pengshui county.

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10 people are still missing following the landslide.

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The death toll from a landslide in Chongqing province, southwest China, rose to 51.

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The Chongqing disaster two weeks ago swept away several residential buildings and buried others in gigantic boulders and mud2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 10:47am, 31 Jul 2026The death toll from a Chongqing" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="175304" data-entity-type="event">Landslide in Chongqing province, China" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="175303" data-entity-type="location">Southwest China, earlier this month rose to 51, with 10 people still missing, local authorities said late on Thursday night.The landslide, which occurred two weeks ago in Pengshui county, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain along a riverbank.Chongqing landslide traps dozensQuoting the command centre of the rescue effort, state-run news agency Xinhua said that 51 people had been found and confirmed dead, while 10 were still missing.
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