BEIJING: The demise toll from a landslide in southwestern China earlier this month rose to 51, with 10 folks nonetheless lacking, authorities mentioned Thursday (Jul 30).
The landslide, which occurred on Jul 17 in Chongqing’s Pengshui County, swept away a number of residential buildings on the foot of a mountain and alongside a riverbank.
State media footage confirmed an enormous pile of rocks and earth that had collapsed right into a residential and industrial avenue, with rescue staff deployed to the scene.
“At the moment 51 folks have been discovered and confirmed lifeless, and 10 individuals are nonetheless lacking,” Pengshui officers mentioned on social media late Thursday.
“On this catastrophe, a complete of over 1,100 folks had been safely evacuated,” they mentioned, including that 10 folks had been rescued, together with three who had been briefly hospitalised.
An enormous search and restoration operation has been underway because the catastrophe, involving over 1,080 rescue personnel, in line with the assertion.
Rescuers confronted critical challenges throughout the 325-hour operation, together with huge boulders, elevation modifications, tight areas and excessive temperatures.
