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CORRECTED: Death toll from China landslide rises to 51, 10 missing: authorities

Beijing, July 30, 2026 (AFP) AFP

The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China's Chongqing earlier this month rose to 51, with 10 people still missing, authorities said Thursday.

"In this disaster, a total of over 1,100 people were safely evacuated; 10 people were rescued (three people have recovered and have left the hospital)," officials in Pengshui County, where the disaster occurred, said in a social media post updating the toll.

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