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China Landslide: Explosives Used in Dramatic Rescue Bid
20 Jul
Summary
- Explosives deployed to clear boulders obstructing rescue efforts.
- Thirty-four individuals remain missing for three days following a landslide.
- Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding across multiple Chinese provinces.
Rescue teams in southwestern China utilized explosives on Monday to break through large boulders impeding the search for 34 individuals who have been missing for three days. The individuals disappeared following a landslide that occurred during heavy rainfall in Penghui county, located approximately 270 km from Chongqing. Eight fatalities have been confirmed as a result of this disaster.
Authorities have evacuated over 1,100 residents from the affected area. President Xi Jinping has called for scientific search and rescue operations and a swift investigation into the landslide's cause. Monitoring for secondary disasters is ongoing, especially as heavy to torrential rain is anticipated across several provinces through Monday. Several rivers in regions including Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong are currently above flood warning levels.
