Eight killed, at least 34 missing after landslide in China’s Chongqing

Landslide has buried homes and forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate.

Rescue efforts underway after landslide buries residents in southwest China

​An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing residential ‌buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.

China: Landslide buries buildings, traps people

An undetermined number of people have been reported trapped under a landslide in southwest China. Rescue efforts are ongoing.

Rescuers in southwest China race extreme weather to reach residents trapped by landslide

Hundreds of rescuers are racing against incoming thunderstorms in southwestern China after a landslide struck Chongqing’s Pengshui county on Friday morning, destroying buildings and leaving residents trapped under mud and debris. The disaster is among several brought about by heavy rainfall and extreme weather to hit parts of China in recent weeks, and has resulted in senior rescue officials being sent to the scene from Beijing. Local community officials in Hanjia subdistrict of Chongqing’s...

By William Zheng

At least 8 dead as landslide buries homes in China's Chongqing

The landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday forced more than 1,100 people to evacuate.

China landslide kills 8, at least 34 missing: officials 

A landslide in southwest China's Chongqing killed at least eight people, left 34 missing, and triggered a major rescue operation.