The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China has climbed to 41, authorities announced Tuesday. Over the past week, recovery teams have identified 30 more victims from the disaster that occurred in Chongqing.
On July 17, massive amounts of rock and soil cascaded down a slope, burying at least 10 residential buildings and a passenger minibus in Pengshui county. Ten people were injured in the incident.
Recovery teams have been systematically searching four major sections of the disaster site. DNA analysis has been used to identify the remains, according to the county government. The wreckage of the missing minibus was discovered late Sunday.