Shenzhen landslide leaves 27 missing

A landslide hit the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province yesterday, burying 22 buildings and leaving 27 people missing, state media reported.

A nearby section of China’s major West-East natural gas pipeline also exploded, the official China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported.

Hundreds of rescuers sifted through rubble looking for survivors after the landslide struck Shenzhen’s Hengtaiyu industrial park in the city’s northwestern Guangming New District. As of 9am GMT, rescuers had evacuated more than 900 people from the site, said Xinhua news agency.