Death toll in Chongqing landslide rises to 41, authorities say

Skip to content Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41. Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide in Pengshui County in Chongqing, China on July 17, 2026. Photo: CNS/AFP/China OUT. The landslide, which occurred on July 17 in Chongqing’s Pengshui County, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain and along a riverbank. State media footage showed a huge pile of rocks and earth that had collapsed into a residential and commercial street, with hundreds of rescue workers deployed to the scene. Rescuers had warned there were no signs of life as they searched for 50 missing people in the rubble, with authorities reporting on Friday a death toll of 11 people. Following “DNA testing and identification of bodies and remains found at the site, an additional total 30 victims have been confirmed”, authorities in the county said late Tuesday, raising the new toll to 41. The disaster occurred less than two weeks after another landslide in northwestern Gansu province buried 33 people and left 21 dead. Safeguard press freedom; keep HKFP free for all readers by supporting our team Support HKFP | Policies & Ethics | Error/typo? | Contact | Newsletter | Transparency & Annual Report | Apps Make a one-off donation. Dateline:Beijing, China Type of Story: News ServiceProduced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to high journalistic standards. Agence France-Press (AFP) is "a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives." HKFP relies on AFP, and its international bureaus, to cover topics we cannot. Read their Ethics Code here More by AFP