Southwest China Landslide Death Toll Rises to 51 as Search and Rescue Continues The numbers are stark: a devastating landslide in Chongqing province, southwest China, has claimed 51 lives and left 10 others missing.
Two weeks ago, the disaster buried several residential buildings and commercial streets under a mountain of boulders and mud.
Pengshui county, where the tragedy occurred, had been warned about potential landslides due to ongoing construction projects.