5000 rescue workers at the landslide site

19-year-old rescued after 67 hours at Shenzhen landslide

5000 rescue workers at the landslide site
5000 rescue workers at the landslide site
Rescued after 67 hours
Rescued after 67 hours

Tian Zeming, a 19-year-old man, migrant worker from Chongqing in south-western China, buried in the rubble after the Shenzhen landslide, has been pulled out alive around 4:00pm local time on Wednesday (20:00 hours GMT Tuesday) after 67 hours. The landslide which stuck on Sunday 20th December 2015 morning after heavy rains, collapsed 30 buildings in an industrial district. More than 70 people are still missing and at least for bodies have been discovered so far.

The landslide affected an area of 380, 000 m2, as some areas were covered with 10m of mud.