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China landslide: Rescuers search for 59 people still missing China landslide: Rescuers search for 91 people still missing
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Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide buried dozens of buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
State media said 59 people are still missing. No deaths have been reported. 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 33 buildings at an industrial park after the landslide struck on Sunday. 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 across the border from Hong Kong. The city is one of China's biggest and is a major industrial centre.
Two workers' dormitories are among the affected buildings. It is situated across the mainland border from Hong Kong.
State media quoted officials as saying 36 men and 23 women were missing and that "signs of life" had been detected at three separate locations. 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.