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Officials and rescuers mourn and remember the lives lost during the Shenzhen landslide

Rescuers Pay Tribute to Shenzhen Landslide Victims

Dec 26, 2015 08:25 AM EST

Following a week of intensive search and rescue operation, Chinese rescuers and officials on Saturday mourned the victims who lost their lives during the landslide in an industrial park at Shenzhen.

Investigators confirmed that Shenzhen landslide is not a result of natural disaster but a man-made one

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.