Excavators are seen working at the site of the landslide in an industrial area in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Dec 28, 2015.PHOTO: AFP
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have formally arrested 11 people for their role in a deadly landslide last month in the southern boom town of Shenzhen and charged them with negligently causing a serious accident, state news agency Xinhua said.
The government has blamed breaches of construction safety rules for the Dec 20 disaster, when a dump overflowed and engulfed 33 buildings. An investigation has since been launched.
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