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1st LD: "Improper storage" of waste blamed for fatal landslide

Xinhua, July 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

A landslide that killed 73 people and left four others missing in the southern city of Shenzhen in December was an "extraordinarily serious" industrial safety accident, according to a report issued on Friday by a State Council investigation team.

After nearly seven months of investigation, the team concluded that the accident was caused by the improper storage of construction waste, and lack of a drainage system in the landfill site.

The team identified 110 people with various levels of responsibility for the accident, 53 of whom have been put under "coercive measures." "Coercive measures" may include summons by force, bail, residential surveillance, detention and arrest. 0 The report recommends that the licenses of Shenzhen Yixianglong, the company managing the dump site, be revoked and company executives be banned from executive posts in the sector. The other two companies responsible for the accident should face fines and other punishments, the report said.

Besides incurring serious fatalities, the accident on Dec. 20 last year destroyed 33 buildings with direct economic losses at 880 million yuan (132 million U.S. dollars). Endi