More than 10 homes were consumed by a landslide Friday in Chongqing, a city in southwestern China, leaving an unknown number of residents trapped, The Associated Press reported.
Video from state broadcaster CCTV captured a section of mountainside giving way onto a neighborhood of multi-story buildings, sending rock and earth cascading into an adjacent waterway. The event began at approximately 9:08 a.m. in Pengshui County, situated in the southeastern corner of Chongqing along the borders of Hubei and Guizhou provinces.
Xinhua, China's official state news agency, reported that responders brought more than 50 units of specialized detection and rescue gear to the scene. CCTV said nine survivors had been located and pulled out as the operation pressed on.
Rain set off the slide, which happened along the Wujiang River corridor — a stretch of karst terrain winding through communities of small towns. According to The Associated Press, emergency supplies numbering more than 8,000 items, among them tents, folding beds, and household emergency kits, were sent into the affected area.
Among the structures hit by the slide, a pair of buildings — one appearing to stand roughly five floors tall and another around 15 — sustained damage but did not collapse.
Update, July 18, 2026: The Chongqing landslide has killed at least eight people and left 34 others missing, authorities said. Ten people were rescued and hospitalized, and more than 1,100 residents have been relocated. (per Wral)