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China landslide: Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 67 hours | China landslide: Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 67 hours |
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A man buried in rubble for almost three days after a landslide hit an area of the south Chinese city of Shenzhen 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. |
At least four bodies have been recovered so far. 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 government has opened an official investigation into the incident, after it emerged that authorities had previously issued warnings about the mound. | 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), after being buried for 67 hours. 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), after being buried for 67 hours. He has been named as Tian Zeming, a migrant worker from Chongqing in south-western China. |
Officials say he was found in an extremely weak condition in an excavated hole under the building's roof. He was severely dehydrated and had a crushed leg. Rescuers took about two hours to safely pull him out. | |
During the rescue workers found a man's body nearby that showed no signs of life. | |
Zhang Hu, a city deputy mayor, said four bodies had so far been found and he pledged to continue with the search operation. | |
"As long as there is a sliver of hope, we will never give up," he said. | |
More than 5,000 people are involved in the rescue effort. | |
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 an 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 number of missing has frequently been revised down, as people who were thought to be buried have been contacted or located by the 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 piled up against a hill during the past two years. | |
"The pile was too big, the pile was too steep, leading to instability and collapse," the ministry said. | |
State media say 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 |