Rescue workers have been searching for survivors on Monday after a massive landslide struck an industrial estate in Shenzhen. They are trying to search for signs of life until meter thick mud and debris.
Rescue workers are desperately looking for signs of life at site of the landslide. Bulldozers dig down in the hope of finding survivors.
But sifting through rubble and mud the size of 14 football pitches is anything but easy. And many are wondering who could possibly survive the disaster underneath meters of debris.
"The spot we are digging down here is above a five-story building. It is buried under 10 meters of mud… To get to the building itself would already be a challenge," said Cui Bo, the rescuer.
Nearly 1,500 people are involved in rescue efforts. 14 people were rescued hours after the mud spillover, but since then no more good news has been heard.
As the clock ticks down, hope dims for finding those still unaccounted for.
Meanwhile, the injured people who were luckily enough to escape have been sent to the local hospital…and most of them suffered bone fractures and are in a stable condition.
The youngest wounded survivor, an eight-year-old boy, was carried by his father, and jumped from the seventh floor to the earth when their building was struck.
"There was an explosion. It was so scary. My dad heard it and then we jumped off from our place," said Ouyang Qi, the survivor.
The boy was only scratched, but his father broke his leg and injured his back. Many relatives of the missing have returned and wait near the landslide site for news.
Some tried to call their loved ones, hoping to hear any word from other side of the phone.
