Rescuers have recovered 58 bodies from the landslide that occurred at a construction waste dump in Shenzhen more than two weeks ago.
The official Xinhua agency said on Wednesday that the Shenzhen city government has managed to identify 52 out of the 58 bodies. Last week, authorities put the total number missing at 77, but with the latest developments, that leaves 25 people remaining unaccounted for.
#Update: 58 deaths confirmed as of Wed in #shenzhenlandslide on Dec 20. pic.twitter.com/mJ2LhXBv2h— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) January 6, 2016
The landslide which occured on December 20, 2015 was triggered by illegal construction waste dumping. The site had a hill of dirt piled up to a height of about 100m, and it destroyed 33 buildings when it collapsed onto the industrial park after heavy rain.
Latest reports also say the police have arrested 11 people so far for their involvement in the landslide, on charges of negligence causing a serious accident.
Rescuers have recovered 58 bodies from #Shenzhenlandslide as of Wed., 52 among the 77 missing, 6 to be identified pic.twitter.com/1hzmvCLujw— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) January 6, 2016