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China landslide: Rescuers search for 91 people still missing | |
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Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. | |
Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 91 people are still missing, according to state television. | |
Authorities said 900 people were evacuated from the industrial park before the landslide struck on Sunday. | |
The city is one of China's biggest and is a major industrial centre. | |
It is situated across the mainland border from Hong Kong. | |
Xinhua news agency said an area of 60,000 sq m (71,760 square yards) has been covered with up to 6m (20ft) of mud. The landslide also caused an explosion at a nearby petrol station. | |
Chinese media quoted Shenzhen's emergency office chief Yang Feng as saying that the 33 buildings have either been buried or damaged to varying degrees. | |
They include three workers' dormitories, several factories and offices, a canteen, and other buildings. | |
Local media reported that the landslide happened when huge mound of construction waste collapsed. | |
State media quoted officials as saying 59 men and 32 women were missing and that "signs of life" had been detected at three separate locations. |