Southwest China landslide leaves 51 dead, 10 missing
BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - A total of 51 people have been confirmed dead after a landslide in southwestern China's Chongqing on July 17, while 10 are still missing, the local government said in a statement late on Thursday.
Search efforts in affected land areas have concluded, while dredging and search operations in the Wu River were still underway, the statement said.
(Reporting by Shi Bu, Yukun Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
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