China landslide ‘industrial accident’, not geological disaster

China says a massive landslide which struck an industrial park in the south of the country last week was an industrial accident not a geological disaster.

According to an investigation conducted by China’s cabinet, the State Council, the Sunday landslide at Hengtaiyu Industrial Park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen was an “industrial safety accident” rather than a geological disaster.

Earlier this week, the State Council set up a team headed by the minister of land resources to investigate the disaster.