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One Boulder From Landslide Was as Big as a Building
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Key Points:
- A landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, southern China, killed at least eight people and left 34 missing after burying more than 10 residential buildings on Friday morning.
- Rescue teams have saved 10 people and relocated over 1,100 residents, but ongoing heavy rain and unstable terrain continue to hamper search and rescue efforts.
- The landslide involved approximately 635,500 cubic feet of rocks and debris, including a massive boulder about 106,000 cubic feet in size, complicating rescue operations beneath the debris.
- Authorities plan to drill into the boulders and use explosives to break them apart after initial searches, with the help of search dogs to detect signs of life.
- China’s National Development and Reform Commission has allocated $4.4 million in relief funds to aid infrastructure restoration and public services in the affected area.
