Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Landslide in China kills 11, 50 missing
A big piece of a mountain fell down in a place called Pengshui County in China.
This happened because of very heavy rain.
The falling mountain crushed some houses and buildings near a river.
Eleven people died, and fifty people are still missing.
Rescue teams are trying very hard to find the missing people, but it's very difficult because there are lots of big rocks and the mountain is still not stable.
China has many landslides, and this is one of the worst ones in recent years.
A landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, China, killed 11 people and left 50 missing.
The landslide was caused by torrential rain on July 17, 2023.
Rescue teams are working to recover remains and search for survivors.
The rescue operation is extremely difficult due to the large volume of collapsed material and poor slope stability.
China is one of the most landslide-prone countries in the world.
- Who
- Rescue teams and authorities in Pengshui County, Chongqing
- What
- A landslide caused by torrential rain
- When
- July 17, 2023
- Where
- Pengshui County, Chongqing, China
- Why
- Torrential rain caused a mountainside to collapse, leading to the landslide.
Rescue Efforts
Natural Disaster
Rescue Operations
Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams are working diligently to recover remains and search for survivors.
Natural Disaster
The landslide's scale and conditions make rescue operations extremely difficult.
- Location
- Pengshui County, Chongqing, China
- Date
- July 17, 2023
- Death Toll
- 11
- Missing
- 50
- Injured
- 10
- Cause
- Torrential rain and mountainside collapse
- Rescue Stage
- In-depth rescue stage