Community mobilizes after deadly Chongqing landslide

Volunteers, medical workers and businesses quickly mobilized to provide food, medical assistance and emotional support to people displaced after a landslide struck residential buildings in Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing, on Friday morning.

The landslide occurred at around 9:10 am Friday in Hanjia subdistrict, with eight people later confirmed dead. As of 6:30 pm on Friday, rescuers had pulled another 10 people alive from the debris suffering from varying degrees of injury. A further 34 people remained trapped or missing.

Thanks to early warnings issued by local authorities, many residents in areas at risk had been evacuated to temporary shelters before the landslide occurred. Those staying at shelters are reported to be in good physical and mental condition with sufficient supplies.