Archive · 30 Jul 2026
51 Dead, 10 Missing After Chongqing Landslide
A big rock slide happened in Chongqing, a city in southwestern China, on July 17.
The slide buried many people, and 51 of them were found dead.
Ten more people are still missing and may be trapped.
The local government finished searching the land but is still looking in the Wu River.
The disaster shows how dangerous landslides can be in mountainous areas.
51 people confirmed dead after a landslide in Chongqing on July 17.
10 people remain missing.
Search operations on land have ended; river searches continue.
The Wu River was a focus of ongoing dredging and search efforts.
The local government issued the casualty figures in a statement.
- Who
- Local government of Chongqing
- What
- A landslide
- When
- July 17, 2024
- Where
- Chongqing, southwestern China
- Why
- Not specified
- Deaths
- 51
- Missing
- 10
- Date
- July 17, 2024
- Location
- Chongqing, China
- River
- Wu River