{"id":92511,"date":"2026-07-07T22:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/21-dead-in-chinese-landslide-after-rescue-operations-conclude\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T22:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:15:50","slug":"21-dead-in-chinese-landslide-after-rescue-operations-conclude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/21-dead-in-chinese-landslide-after-rescue-operations-conclude\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Dead in Chinese Landslide After Rescue Operations Conclude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>State news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday that at least 21 people have been confirmed dead following a landslide in China&#8217;s western Gansu province, with rescue and recovery operations now concluded.<\/p><p>The disaster unfolded early Tuesday morning when the landslide swept through a valley in Tanchang county, leaving 33 people trapped.<\/p><p>According to state-run China Newsweek, the majority of those caught in the landslide were residents from surrounding villages who had been brought on as temporary workers at a government-operated forestry farm located in the valley.<\/p><p>The area is characterized by rugged mountain terrain, deep valleys, and a network of rivers \u2014 conditions that make the region particularly vulnerable to natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides, especially during the rainy season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deadly landslide in China&#8217;s Gansu province has claimed at least 21 lives following the conclusion of search and rescue efforts. The disaster struck a valley in Tanchang county early Tuesday, trapping 33 people. Most victims were villagers working as temporary laborers at a government-run forestry farm in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":92510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783476950345.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-o47","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92127,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/deadly-landslide-in-northwestern-china-kills-5-traps-12-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":92511,"position":0},"title":"Deadly Landslide in Northwestern China Kills 5, Traps 12 More","author":"Admin","date":"July 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A landslide in northwestern China has claimed five lives and left 12 people still trapped, according to state media reports. 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