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| China landslide: First body found amid signs of survivors | China landslide: First body found amid signs of survivors |
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| Rescuers have pulled out the first body from the Shenzhen landslide in China, as signs emerge that several survivors are trapped alive in the rubble. | Rescuers have pulled out the first body from the Shenzhen landslide in China, as signs emerge that several survivors are trapped alive in the rubble. |
| State news agency Xinhua said the body was dug out early on Tuesday. The massive landslide engulfed 33 buildings in an industrial district on Sunday. | State news agency Xinhua said the body was dug out early on Tuesday. The massive landslide engulfed 33 buildings in an industrial district on Sunday. |
| Seven people have been rescued while the number of missing was revised down to 85 from 91 on Monday. | Seven people have been rescued while the number of missing was revised down to 85 from 91 on Monday. |
| A huge mound of construction debris collapsed, causing the landslide. | A huge mound of construction debris collapsed, causing the landslide. |
| On Tuesday, Xinhua said the body was found around 06:00 local time (2200 GMT Monday), but did not give further details on the person's identity. It is the first reported death from the disaster. | |
| Other local media outlets reported that rescuers had detected signs of life in various places, and have opened six main dig sites. | Other local media outlets reported that rescuers had detected signs of life in various places, and have opened six main dig sites. |
| Sina News reported on Monday night that workers were attempting to rescue a group of nine survivors trapped in a dormitory whose facade was blocked by rubble. One of the survivors had phoned emergency services alerting them to their location. | Sina News reported on Monday night that workers were attempting to rescue a group of nine survivors trapped in a dormitory whose facade was blocked by rubble. One of the survivors had phoned emergency services alerting them to their location. |
| China's grim history of industrial accidents | |
| About 900 people were evacuated on Sunday as waves of soil and debris rolled across the district and sparked an explosion at a natural gas pipeline. | About 900 people were evacuated on Sunday as waves of soil and debris rolled across the district and sparked an explosion at a natural gas pipeline. |
| The landslide eventually blanketed a vast area of 380,000 sq m (455,000 sq yards) - the equivalent of about 50 football fields. Some areas were covered with up to 10m (32ft) of mud. | The landslide eventually blanketed a vast area of 380,000 sq m (455,000 sq yards) - the equivalent of about 50 football fields. Some areas were covered with up to 10m (32ft) of mud. |
| The Ministry of Land and Resources said a mountain of earth and construction waste had been piled up against the local hill during the past two years. Heavy rains then destabilised it, causing it to collapse. | |
| "The pile was too big, the pile was too steep, leading to instability and collapse,'' the ministry said. | |
| Local resident Yi Jimin agreed the disaster was not an act of nature. | |
| "Heavy rains and a collapse of a mountain are natural disasters, but this wasn't a natural disaster, this was man-made,'' he said. | |
| Thousands of people, aided by diggers and dogs, have been involved in rescue efforts. | |
| This is China's fourth major disaster in a year, beginning with a deadly stampede in Shanghai on New Year's Eve, and followed by a cruise ship capsize on the Yangtze River, and massive explosions at a chemicals warehouse in Tianjin that killed more than 170 people. |