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4 saved, 22 missing in industrial park landslide in S. China

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2015-12-20 21:20Xinhua Editor: Qian Ruisha

Four people have been pulled out of debris and 22 remain missing after a landslide hit an industrial park collapsing 22 buildings Sunday in Shenzhen city of south China's Guangdong Province, rescuers said.

Three of the four people saved suffered minor injuries, the other was not hurt, according to officials from the rescue headquarters set up by the Guangming New District in northwest part of the city, where the landslide occurred.

Police received the report of the landslide at the Liuxi Industrial Park at 11:40 a.m.

More than 1,500 people including firemen, police and health workers are involved in the rescue operations.

By 5 p.m., rescuers have evacuated more than 900 residents from the site.

The damaged building were housing 15 companies, rescuers said.

  

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