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China landslide: Rescuers search for 91 people still missing

BBC NEWS   21 December 2015   China   Shenzhen  

Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 91 are still missing. About 900 were evacuated as the landslide struck on Sunday.
Authorities said a huge man-made mound of earth and construction debris lost stability and collapsed.
The city is one of China's biggest and is a major industrial centre.

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