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Shenzhen Landslide: “Not A Geological Disaster, But An Industrial Safety Accident”

Charissa Echavez   |

Dec 26, 2015 06:15 AM EST

The State Council investigation team on Friday affirmed that the recent Shenzhen landslide that left dozens of people missing was a result of work safety accident and not a geological or natural disaster. The team further stated that the disaster, which toppled 33 buildings, was the result of a collapse of a pile of mud and construction residue and not from a natural circumstance.