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| China landslide: 22 buildings collapse in Shenzhen industrial park | China landslide: 22 buildings collapse in Shenzhen industrial park |
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| Some 22 buildings have collapsed in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. | Some 22 buildings have collapsed in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. |
| About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people pulled alive from rubble with minor or no injuries, the local government said. No fatalities have been reported. | About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people pulled alive from rubble with minor or no injuries, the local government said. No fatalities have been reported. |
| Shenzhen's fire brigade said it was working to free other trapped people. At least 27 remain missing. | |
| Two workers' dormitories are among the affected buildings. | Two workers' dormitories are among the affected buildings. |
| Shenzhen's public security bureau posted a notice online saying that eight hours after the landslide, 21 men and six women were unaccounted for, AP reports. | |
| An area of 20,000 sq m (24,000 square yards) was covered with soil, the Public Security Bureau's firefighting bureau said. | An area of 20,000 sq m (24,000 square yards) was covered with soil, the Public Security Bureau's firefighting bureau said. |
| Ren Jiguang, the deputy chief of Shenzhen's public security bureau, told state broadcaster CCTV that most people had been moved to safety before the landslide hit. | Ren Jiguang, the deputy chief of Shenzhen's public security bureau, told state broadcaster CCTV that most people had been moved to safety before the landslide hit. |
| Some 1,500 firefighters are at the scene, the Guangming New Area Government said on its official page on the Sina Weibo micro-blogging site. | Some 1,500 firefighters are at the scene, the Guangming New Area Government said on its official page on the Sina Weibo micro-blogging site. |
| Local media reported that the soil that came loose had been dug up in the past two years in construction work and was piled up nearby. | Local media reported that the soil that came loose had been dug up in the past two years in construction work and was piled up nearby. |
| A statement on Weibo from the Shenzhen municipal government said the landslide had also triggered an explosion at a nearby gas station. | A statement on Weibo from the Shenzhen municipal government said the landslide had also triggered an explosion at a nearby gas station. |
| A landslide in the country's Zhejiang province in November killed at least 25 people. | A landslide in the country's Zhejiang province in November killed at least 25 people. |