After mountain-huge amounts of construction waste and soil swept over dozens of buildings in an industrial park located in Shenzhen's Guangming district, rescuers are still looking for at least 85 people that are still unaccounted for.

This massive landslide is the latest to hit China, which is currently facing the effects of its rapid industrialization.

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According to officials, the landslide either damaged or buried more than 30 buildings. Xinhua reports that these structures included 14 factories, 13 low-rise buildings, two offices, one canteen, and three dormitories.

The landslide came from a packed combination of excavated soil, cement and other construction waste that was loosened by rains. The waste covered a 380,000 square meter-area with 10 meters of silt.

The disaster happened on Sunday at around 11:00 a.m. Local time. About 900 people have been evacuated, and at least 16 were hospitalized.

Those, who were evacuated have been given temporary shelters, and are receiving basic needs such as food, beverages, mattresses and quilts, according to volunteers.

Currently, more than 2,900 rescuers have been dispatched to look for the lost in Hengtaiyu Industrial Park. They are aided by 30 search dogs, 123 life detectors, and 406 special vehicles. Although the rescuers numbered to the thousands, only seven people have been reportedly found.

They are still in search for 85 people who remain unaccounted for.

Despite the number of rescuers, medical personnel and special vehicles such as excavators dispatched to search for the missing, authorities say that the rescue operation is not an easy one.

According to Guangdong firefighter Cui Bo, “the rescue is extremely difficult due to the mud and silt."

Another rescue volunteer, China Academy Railway Sciences researcher Liu Guonan, said that a landslide of this gravity is the first that he has seen in his entire career. He added that the landslide mass is too loose and watery.

Authorities are also concerned with the rescuers' safety. Shenzhen Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau head Yang Shengjun said that they are considering the possible harm that excavations might bring to both rescuers and the people being rescued.

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