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| China landslide: Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 67 hours | |
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| A man buried in rubble for about 67 hours after a landslide hit an area of Shenzhen in China, has been pulled out alive. | |
| The landslide, which struck early on Sunday, engulfed more than 30 buildings in an industrial district. | The landslide, which struck early on Sunday, engulfed more than 30 buildings in an industrial district. |
| Rescuers pulled out the first body from the rubble on Tuesday. More than 70 people are still missing. | Rescuers pulled out the first body from the rubble on Tuesday. More than 70 people are still missing. |
| The landslide happened when a huge man-made mound of earth and construction waste collapsed, after heavy rains. | The landslide happened when a huge man-made mound of earth and construction waste collapsed, after heavy rains. |
| The government has opened an official investigation into the incident, after it emerged that authorities had previously issued warnings about the mound. | |
| The 19-year-old survivor was found around 04:00 local time on Wednesday (20:00 GMT Tuesday) in a buried building. He has been named as Tian Zeming, a migrant worker from Chongqing in south-western China. | The 19-year-old survivor was found around 04:00 local time on Wednesday (20:00 GMT Tuesday) in a buried building. He has been named as Tian Zeming, a migrant worker from Chongqing in south-western China. |
| Authorities said on Wednesday that he was found in an extremely weak condition in an excavated hole under the building's roof. Doctors said he was severely dehydrated and had a crushed leg. Rescuers took about two hours to safely pull him out. | |
| They added that while rescuing Mr Tian, workers found a man's body near him that showed no signs of life. | They added that while rescuing Mr Tian, workers found a man's body near him that showed no signs of life. |
| No official death toll has been given by authorities so far. | No official death toll has been given by authorities so far. |
| 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. |
| Thousands of people have been involved in the rescue efforts. | Thousands of people have been involved in the rescue efforts. |
| The number of missing has frequently been revised down, as people who were thought to be buried have been contacted or located by authorities. | The number of missing has frequently been revised down, as people who were thought to be buried have been contacted or located by authorities. |
| Read more about the Shenzhen landslide | Read more about the Shenzhen landslide |
| Survivor stories: Escaping death by 10 minutes | Survivor stories: Escaping death by 10 minutes |
| Watch: Drone footage of the landslide | Watch: Drone footage of the landslide |
| China's grim history of industrial accidents | China's grim history of industrial accidents |
| 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. | 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. |
| "The pile was too big, the pile was too steep, leading to instability and collapse,'' the ministry said. | "The pile was too big, the pile was too steep, leading to instability and collapse,'' the ministry said. |
| State media said that a district government report in January warned of a "catastrophe" at the dump, which it said was made up of 1 million cubic metres of waste. | State media said that a district government report in January warned of a "catastrophe" at the dump, which it said was made up of 1 million cubic metres of waste. |
| Local resident Yi Jimin agreed the disaster was not an act of nature. | 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. | "Heavy rains and a collapse of a mountain are natural disasters, but this wasn't a natural disaster, this was man-made,'' he said. |
| This is China's fourth major disaster in a year, beginning with a deadly stampede in Shanghai on New Year's Eve, 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. | This is China's fourth major disaster in a year, beginning with a deadly stampede in Shanghai on New Year's Eve, 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. |