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Chongqing Landslides Kill Nine as Extreme Rain Batters Southwest China

Published: May. 26, 2026 12:20 a.m. GMT+8

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Rescuers conduct search and rescue operations at a disaster-hit site in Daqiao village, Yongchuan district, Chongqing, on May 25, 2026. Photo: VCG

Extreme rainfall and resulting landslides in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality have killed nine people and left 11 missing.

The deadly deluge underscores the country’s growing vulnerability to abrupt, highly localized climate extremes as a severe storm system expands across central and eastern China.

The extreme weather struck Chongqing’s Yongchuan district late Saturday and early Sunday. A village in the Chashan Zhuhai sub-district, a popular tourist destination, was devastated by a massive landslide triggered by flash floods.

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Extreme rainfall in Chongqing's Yongchuan district caused landslides, killing 9 and leaving 11 missing.
Nearly 300mm of rain fell in 2 hours, the worst in over 60 years; 1,800 rescuers deployed, 2,100 evacuated.
China issued a red alert for mountain floods in Hubei and Anhui as severe weather expands eastward.

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