Landslide on Outskirts of Chongqing Kills at Least Eight, Leaves 34 Missing

Rescue crews are searching the site in southwestern China after the collapse, officials said

A landslide struck the outskirts of Chongqing, a major city in southwestern China, killing at least eight people and leaving 34 others missing, Al Jazeera reported.

Search and rescue operations were underway at the site, though details on the cause of the collapse and the scale of the damage were limited, according to the report.

— Compiled from reporting by Al Jazeera.