Landslide in southwest China traps people, rescue efforts underway
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct search and rescue operation on the site of the landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP)In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct search and rescue operation on the site of the landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Wang Quanchao/Xinhua via AP)In this photo taken and provided by Mimosa shows smoke rise as resident buildings toppled by rocks and muds following a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Mimama via AP)This photo taken and provided by Mimosa shows firefighters arrive to the landslide scene in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Mimama via AP)
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct search and rescue operation on the site of the landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP)
BEIJING – A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing buried some residential buildings, trapping an undetermined number of people, state media reported.
State broadcaster CCTV said at least eight people were rescued from the debris, and that search and rescue operations were ongoing.
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CCTV said the landslide occurred at around 9:08 a.m. in Chongqing’s Pengshui county.
Images by the broadcaster showed part of a mountainside collapsing onto a residential area. Several buildings were located next to the collapse site, while rescue crews were seen searching through the debris.
Pengshui County is located in the southeast part of Chongqing, bordering the provinces of Hubei and Guizhou.
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