BEIJING: The dying toll from a landslide in southwestern China earlier this month rose to 51, with 10 individuals nonetheless lacking, authorities stated 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 business road, with rescue employees deployed to the scene.
“Presently 51 individuals have been discovered and confirmed useless, and 10 persons are nonetheless lacking,” Pengshui officers stated on social media late Thursday.
“On this catastrophe, a complete of over 1,100 individuals have been safely evacuated,” they stated, including that 10 individuals have been rescued, together with three who had been briefly hospitalised.
An enormous search and restoration operation has been underway for the reason that catastrophe, involving over 1,080 rescue personnel, in line with the assertion.
Rescuers confronted severe challenges in the course of the 325-hour operation, together with huge boulders, elevation adjustments, tight areas and excessive temperatures.
