The cause of the landslide caused 33 buildings to collapse in China

According to information from the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources, the landslide at the industrial zone in Quang Minh District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province , the South of this country is the artificial land filling up the mountain near the area. That part of the original mountain remains intact.

Due to the large amount of rock and soil accumulation, stacked up in a too steep direction, an artificial hill collapsed.

The site of the horrific landslide, which is the bottom of the muddy sediment, is mainly piled up by construction waste.Due to the large accumulation of rock and soil, stacked on top of each other in too steep direction, causing an artificial hill to collapse, many buildings were submerged.

Xinhua News Agency reported according to statistics of functional forces, as of 23:00 on December 20 (local time), there are still 59 people who are losing contact, including 36 men and 23 women.

During the press conference on the evening of December 20, the chief of the Shenzhen City Rapid Response Team said that the landslide caused 33 buildings to be submerged or subject to various levels of damage, including 14 houses. workshop, 2 office buildings, 1 dining hall, 13 low-rise houses, 3 dormitory buildings.