Death toll in China landslide climbs to 51 as land search ends, 10 remain missing

Death toll in China landslide climbs to 51 as land search ends, 10 remain missing | 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) — The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China this month has risen to 51 after search crews ended a search on land, local authorities said Thursday. Ten people remain missing.

Dredging and search operations in the Wujiang River are continuing, according to a statement from Pengshui County, outside the southwestern city of Chongqing, where falling rocks and soil buried more than 10 residential buildings and a minibus on July 17.

The landslide injured 10 people, three of whom have since been discharged from the hospital. More than 1,100 residents were evacuated, and traffic in the affected area is expected to resume soon, the statement said.

Authorities have deployed divers and underwater robots to assist with search operations in the river.

Death toll in China landslide climbs to 51 as land search ends, 10 remain missing | 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 in China landslide climbs to 51 as land search ends, 10 remain missing | iNFOnews.ca
Residents watch as rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China’s Chongqing on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Death toll in China landslide climbs to 51 as land search ends, 10 remain missing | iNFOnews.ca
Rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble to search for trapped persons on the site of a landslide in Pengshui County, southwestern China’s Chongqing on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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