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Chongqing Landslide: 41 Dead, 20 Missing After Disaster
28 Jul
Summary
- Landslide tragically claimed 41 lives with 20 still missing.
- Rescuers identified 30 more victims using DNA analysis.
- Disaster buried homes and a passenger minibus on July 17.
Recovery efforts in southwestern China have identified 30 more victims of a recent landslide in Chongqing, bringing the confirmed death toll to 41. Authorities announced on Tuesday that 20 people remain missing following the disaster.
The incident occurred on July 17 when a massive landslide buried at least 10 residential buildings and a passenger minibus in the Pengshui county of Chongqing. Ten people sustained injuries in the catastrophe.
Search teams have been meticulously working through four major sections of the disaster site. The use of DNA analysis has been crucial in identifying the recovered remains. The wreckage of the missing minibus was located late Sunday, providing further grim details of the landslide's impact.
