APTOPIX China Landslide
Rescuers stand by along the bridge as they prepare to conduct a search and rescue operation at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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Rescue crews are racing against the clock to find survivors after a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing. The landslide hit Pengshui County on Friday morning on the outskirts of Chongqing municipality. Massive amounts of rocks and soil washed down a slope, burying more than 10 residential buildings. One of the fallen rocks appeared larger than a multistory building, standing near the ruins scattered across the steep terrain. Crews are monitoring the landslide mass on Saturday and formulating rescue plans to prevent secondary disasters.