2015 Shenzhen landslide

Landslide of construction waste in Shenzhen, China December 2015 2015 Shenzhen Landslide.jpg Site of landslide as of 25 December 2015 from a distance yes 2015 12 20 11:40 am CST Guangming New District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 22 43 05 N 113 55 55 E region:CN-44_type:event inline,title 69China confirms 58 killed in Shenzhen landslide http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-confirms-58-killed/2403920.html 6 January 2016 6 January 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085244/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-confirms-58-killed/2403920.html 8 16zh:深圳山体滑坡挖出第一具遇难者遗体 现场五六处生命迹象 http://news.163.com/15/1222/10/BBEC0FPR00014JB5.html 163.com news 22 December 2015zh:深圳山体滑坡灾害：入院救治伤员增至16人 http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/12-21/7681038.shtml 中国新闻网 21 December 2015 China Guangdong 250 center 7 Shenzhen landslide left 22.718 113.932 Location of the Shenzhen landslide in Guangdong region A landslide of construction waste occurred at Shenzhen, on 20 December 2015. It destroyed and buried industrial buildings and worker living quarters in the nearby industrial park. The death toll was 73, with 4 people reported missing.Wang Chisheng Li Qingquan Zhu Jiasong Gao Wei Shan Xinjian Song Jun Ding Xiaoli Formation of the 2015 Shenzhen landslide as observed by SAR shape-from-shading Scientific Reports 3 March 2017 7 1 43351 10.1038/srep43351 free 28256522 5335704 2017NatSR...743351W It was an industrial accident due to human negligence rather than a natural disaster. The local police arrested some of the people involved in the irregularities of the huge waste dump which had built up in the previous two years.Shenzhen officer linked to landslide kills himself https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1232206-20151228.htm rthk 28 December 2015China Authorities Arrest 11 People Over Shenzhen Landslide WSJ 1 January 2016 2 January 2016 https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-authorities-arrest-11-people-over-shenzhen-landslide-1451624293 In April 2017, 45 people including government officials, were charged in local courts for negligence and corruption resulting in prison sentences and large fines.https://www.terradaily.com/reports/20_sentenced_to_prison_for_deadly_2015_China_landslide_999.html 20 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide Staff Writers 9 March 2017 6 March 2017 AFP Space Media Network Background It has been reported that waste material generated from construction work elsewhere had been piled up in a former quarry over the past couple of years.China landslide: Many missing after buildings collapse in Shenzhen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-35144579 21 December 2015 BBC 20 December 2015Buckley Chris Ramzy Austin Shenzhen, Embodying China's Growth, Falls Risk to It https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/world/asia/china-landslide-shenzhen.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 The New York Times 21 December 2015 The adjacent natural hill did not slide, according to a geological report issued by the Ministry of Land and Resources on 21 December 2015. Landslide On 20 December 2015 at 11:40 am a pile of construction waste, stored on a hillside, slid down in an avalanche of mud and debris, destroying 33 buildings and covering an area greater than 10 ha in in the Hengtaiyu Industrial Park (zh-hans 恒泰裕工业园), which is, administratively, under Guangming New District of Shenzhen.Zeng Vivienne Man-made disaster: 91 missing in Shenzhen following construction waste landslide https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/21/man-made-disaster-91-missing-in-shenzhen-following-construction-waste-landslide/ Hong Kong Free Press 21 December 2015 The landslide reportedly ruptured a nearby 400 m ft on section of the West–East Gas Pipeline and triggered an explosion which was heard about 4 km away.China landslide sparks gas explosion and leaves dozens missing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/20/china-landslide-sparks-gas-explosion-and-leaves-dozens-missing The Guardian 20 December 2015China landslide leaves 27 missing, sparks gas explosion: Xinhua https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/20/landslide-at-industrial-park-in-china-leaves-41-missing/ Hong Kong Free Press AFP 20 December 2015 According to The New York Times, PetroChina stated that this was untrue, although Reuters subsequently reported that PetroChina announced its plan to lay a temporary gas pipeline to replace the damaged one. PetroChina to build temporary gas pipe in 10 days after blast Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-petrochina-gas-blast-idUSKBN0U419C20151221 21 December 2015 According to the Ministry of Land and Resources, the landslide occurred after a 20-storey-high mountain of dumped earth and construction waste collapsed.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1893780/shenzhen-landslide-first-dead-body-found-among-debris Shenzhen landslide: 76 missing, only one body found so far, authorities say South China Morning Post He Huifeng Zhuang Pinghui Mimi Lau 22 December 2015 Emergency response Chinese authorities had over 2,906 rescue personnel, including about 800 from the defence forces, excavating dirt and rubble at the Hengtaiyu industrial park. Reinforcements join Shenzhen landslide rescue http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/21/c_134937921.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20151223163032/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/21/c_134937921.htm 23 December 2015 Xinhua 22 December 2015 More than 1,500 emergency rescuers were involved in the search for people trapped under the mud; 2015 12 21 as of 21 December, seven people had been rescued, and 76 people were still missing.China landslide: Rescuers search for 85 people still missing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-35148909 21 December 2015 BBC 21 December 2015 Approximately 900 people have been evacuated from the area. Evacuees were billeted at a nearby sports centre. Responses Communist party General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang called for all-out rescue efforts. Shenzhen landslide disaster shows urbanisation must go hand in hand with good governance https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1893781/shenzhen-landslide-disaster-shows-urbanisation-must-go-hand South China Morning Post 22 December 2015 22 December 2015 Also, Ma Xingrui, the Communist Party Secretary of Shenzhen, rushed back from Beijing to Shenzhen during the Central Economic Work Conference after hearing of this landslide. China's former top scientist-turned-city party boss rushes back to Shenzhen after landslide https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1893731/chinas-former-top-scientist-turned-city-party-boss-rushes-back South China Morning Post 21 December 2015 22 December 2015 The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the landslide. Ban extends condolences to people, Government of China in wake of devastating landslide https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52890#.VnoPHJMrIwQ United Nations News Centre 22 December 2015 On 25 December, Ma Xingrui, along with other city officials, issued a public apology to Shenzhen citizens. Shenzhen Landslide Man-made Event, Not Natural Disaster http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/12/26/4061s910109.htm https://archive.today/20160105182530/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/12/26/4061s910109.htm 5 January 2016 China Radio International 26 December 2015 On 27 December, the official who approved the construction of the waste dump that triggered the landslide, identified as the former director of Shenzhen Guangming New District Urban Management Bureau Xu Yuan'an (zh-hans 徐远安), jumped off a building in Nanshan District in an apparent suicide.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1895516/shenzhen-landslide-aftermath-official-who-rubber-stamped-waste Shenzhen landslide aftermath: Official who rubber-stamped waste dump that triggered disaster takes his own life 28 December 2015 South China Morning Post Mourning On 26 December, rescuers and officials mourned those who died in the landslide. The ritual was held seven days after the landslide, in line with the Chinese tradition. The mourners scattered white flowers on the debris. Rescue team mourn victims of Shenzhen landslide http://www.china.org.cn/china/2015-12/26/content_37401152.htm Xinhua 26 December 2015 References 30em Category:2015 disasters in China Category:Environmental disasters in China Category:Disasters in Guangdong Shenzhen landslide Shenzhen landslide 2015 Category:Shenzhen Category:Garbage landslides Category:December 2015 in China