The landslide was allegedly caused by improper storage of waste soil, which had been piled up to some 100 meters high at an old quarry site.
A nearby section of the West-to-East natural gas pipeline exploded after the landslide struck the Hengtaiyu industrial park at around 11:40 am, with the debris spread over an area of 100,000 square meters as of 7 pm.
A total of 22 residential and plant buildings belonging to 15 companies were covered by the mud.
Over 900 people in the area were evacuated and four were rescued, including three with minor injuries, according to a press conference held by the rescue team on Sunday afternoon.
Nearly 1,500 people, including police and doctors, were involved in the search and rescue operation.
Forty fire engines were dispatched to the site and 199 firemen were searching the debris for trapped people, according to the firefighting department of Shenzhen.
The search and rescue work was conducted amid rain and in darkness, local media reported.
According to Guangzhou-based Nanfang Daily, the incident took place at an old quarry, which has been used as a storage site for waste soil from construction sites.
A local resident surnamed Jiang told the Beijing Youth Daily on Sunday that the soil dug out from groundwork at the nearby construction sites was not properly handled.
Instead, workers piled the soil up to some 100 meters high at the old quarry. After heavy rain in the morning, mud cascaded and hit the nearby Hengtaiyu Industrial Park.
The site has been operating in violation of regulations since its establishment, said the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily on its Sina Weibo. The post was later removed.
An environmental assessment report on the quarry, which was submitted in January, warned of the potential risk of landslides, news portal sohu.com reported..............http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/959618.shtml
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