Symbolic imageTwo weeks after the landslide buried part of Pengshui county, authorities said late on Thursday that 51 bodies have been recovered and ten people remain missing. Recovery work continues, though rescuers reported no signs of life last week.
A landslide struck Pengshui county in Chongqing, south-west China, in mid-July, burying part of the area. Ten people were pulled out alive, and local authorities evacuated more than 1,100 residents. Rescuers said last week they were no longer detecting signs of life, shifting the operation from rescue towards recovery. Officials have continued to issue updated casualty figures as bodies are found.
Local authorities in Chongqing, south-west China, said late on Thursday that 51 bodies have been recovered from the landslide that buried part of Pengshui county two weeks ago, with ten people still missing. Ten people were pulled out alive and more than 1,100 residents were evacuated. The search and recovery operation is continuing, although rescuers said last week they no longer detected signs of life.