China's Deadly Landslide Exposes the Human Cost of Development The recent landslide in Chongqing has killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, raising questions about the environmental and social costs of rapid urbanization in China.
While rescue crews have been deployed quickly to search for survivors, the incident highlights a long standing concern: can China's breakneck pace of development be sustained without putting its citizens' lives at risk?
The landslide was triggered by heavy rain, which buried over 10 residential buildings in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.