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Chongqing Pengshui Landslide: 10 Rescued, Over 1,100 Evacuated from Surrounding Area

At the site of the landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, a reporter learned that as of 2 p.m. on the 17th, 10 trapped people had been rescued, none of whom are in immediate life-threatening danger. More than 1,100 people in the vicinity of the collapse site have been safely evacuated, and water, power, and gas supplies have been cut off within one kilometer of the affected area to facilitate risk screening. The on-site rescue force now exceeds 800 people. At 9:08 a.m. on July 17, a sudden landslide struck Hanjia Subdistrict in Pengshui County, Chongqing, causing multiple residential buildings below to collapse; the number of people buried is still being verified.

(Translator's note: The original Chinese report consists of a single text paragraph with no inline images and no video. The cover image is taken from the article's social-media thumbnail.)

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