The death toll from a recent landslide in Chongqing, in southwestern China, has risen to 41 after recovery teams identified 30 more victims over the past week. The latest update adds to the scale of the disaster in the mountainous region.
According to the available report, teams working at the site have continued recovering bodies and confirming identities since the landslide struck earlier this month. The new identifications significantly increased the previously reported number of deaths.
The Chongqing landslide has drawn attention to the difficult recovery effort, with crews continuing operations in challenging conditions. The focus has been on locating victims and establishing the full human toll of the disaster.
As the recovery work goes on, the updated figure of 41 dead marks a grim milestone in one of the latest natural disasters to hit southwestern China.
