{"id":1785,"date":"2026-07-17T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:12:03","slug":"landslide-in-chinas-chongqing-city-kills-at-least-8-and-leaves-34-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1785","title":{"rendered":"Landslide in China\u2019s Chongqing city kills at least 8 and leaves 34 missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>BEIJING (AP) \u2014 A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1783\">A Putin critic is convicted on charges that will keep him from campaigning for Russia\u2019s parliament<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten people were rescued from the debris, including two who were seriously injured, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. <\/p>\n<p>The landslide occurred at around 9:08 a.m. in Chongqing\u2019s Pengshui County, when massive amounts of rocks and soil washed downslope, burying more than 10 residential buildings, state broadcaster CCTV said. <\/p>\n<p>Water, electricity and gas supplies were cut off within a 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) radius of the landslide to prevent further disruptions. Over 800 rescuers were on site. <\/p>\n<p>Images by CCTV showed part of a mountainside collapsing onto a residential area. Several buildings were located next to the collapse site, while rescue crews combed through the debris. Rescue efforts were hindered by the unstable terrain and the risk of another landslide, according to the broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>Images shared on social media showed orange-clad rescuers using excavators to dig through the rubble. At one point, a team of rescuers pulled a survivor out of the debris.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1781\">Andy Burnham to become UK Labour leader in last step before taking over as prime minister<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Large slabs of rock had slid beside buildings into a waterway below. Two buildings that looked about five and 15 stories high were damaged but still standing. <\/p>\n<p>The rain-triggered landslide occurred near a section of the Wujiang River, which cuts through karst mountains peppered with small towns and terraces. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they sent more than 8,000 disaster relief items to Chongqing, including tents, folding beds and family emergency kits.<\/p>\n<p>Pengshui County is located in the southeast part of Chongqing, bordering the provinces of Hubei and Guizhou.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1779\">Israel\u2019s parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing has killed at least eight people and left 34 missing. The disaster struck Friday in Pengshui County, burying over 10 residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate. State media reported that 10 people were rescued, including two seriously injured. Over 800 rescuers are on site, but efforts are hindered by unstable terrain. Water, electricity and gas supplies were cut off in the area to prevent further disruptions. 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