Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41

Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41 | iNFOnews.ca
Rescuers recover a trapped victim from the rubble at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing area on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

BEIJING (AP) — Teams recovering bodies from a landslide this month in southwestern China have identified 30 more victims over the past week to bring the overall toll in Chongqing to 41 dead with 20 people still missing, authorities said Tuesday.

Ten people also were injured on July 17 when massive amounts of rock and soil washed down a slope and buried at least 10 residential buildings as well as a passenger minibus in the outer Chongqing county of Pengshui.

Teams have been working their way through four major sections of the disaster site, and have used DNA analysis to identify remains, the county government said. Searchers found the wreckage of the missing minibus late Sunday.

Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41 | iNFOnews.ca
Rescuers use heavy duty machinery to clear rubble as they search for trapped victims at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China’s Chongqing on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41 | iNFOnews.ca
Residents standing on a hill watch rescuers using a heavy duty machine to clear rubble to search for trapped victims at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China’s Chongqing on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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