At 11:42 on the 20th, a landslide occurred near Baotaiyuan in Fenghuang Community, Guangming New District, Shenzhen, burying 22 factory buildings and involving 15 companies. As of now, a total of 7 people have been rescued at the scene, 22 people are confirmed missing, and more than 900 people have been safely evacuated.
Relevant media reports said that more than 900 people have been safely evacuated from the scene. In this accident, 22 people are still out of contact, 17 are male and the remaining 5 are female. The relevant accurate data is being verified.
According to reports, Shenzhen Public Security has organized more than 700 people from firefighting, special police and related technical departments to use life detection for search and rescue, and search dog teams have also arrived. Shenzhen Fire Department said that 7 people have been rescued so far (1 with minor injuries, 6 normal), and the location of the 8th trapped person has been determined and rescue is underway.
Dongguan Fire Department has arrived to reinforce. Shenzhen City and Guangming New District have activated emergency rescue plans. According to Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, the cause of the incident is preliminarily determined to be illegal operation of a temporary residual mud and slag receiving site, where the received mud overflowed, rushed out of the mountain, destroyed houses, and rushed into the Hengtaiyu Industrial Park near the mountain. According to surrounding residents, there were temporary structures at the foot of the mountain where people lived.
Shenzhen City and Guangming New District have activated emergency rescue plans.
According to Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, the cause of the incident is preliminarily determined to be illegal operation of a temporary residual mud and slag receiving site, where the received mud overflowed, rushed out of the mountain, and rushed into the Hengtaiyu Industrial Park near the mountain. According to surrounding residents, there were temporary structures at the foot of the mountain where people lived.
[Possible cause of the accident: illegal operation of a temporary residual mud and slag receiving site] According to the responsible person of the safety supervision department of Guangming New District, the cause of the incident is preliminarily determined to be illegal operation of a temporary residual mud and slag receiving site, where the received mud overflowed, rushed out of the mountain, and rushed into the Hengtaiyu Industrial Park near the mountain.
[Latest news: 27 people still out of contact] Latest news: currently, 27 people are still out of contact, and rescuers are still searching further. As of now, Guangming Central Hospital has treated 9 patients, and Guangming People's Hospital has treated 5, all with minor injuries, including the oldest being 76 years old. These injured were injured by falls and collisions during evacuation in the peripheral areas. Currently, no injured persons have been sent to the hospital after being dug out.

Yang Feng, director of the Shenzhen Emergency Management Office, said at a press conference on the evening of the 20th that the landslide in Guangming New District, Shenzhen on the 20th caused 59 people to be missing and 33 buildings to be destroyed. Local government departments are still rescuing in the rain.
At about 11:40 on the 20th, a landslide occurred in Hengtaiyu Industrial Park, Fenghuang Community, Guangming New District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, and the nearby West-East Gas Pipeline exploded. According to several firefighters and officers participating in the rescue at the scene, the mudflow formed after the landslide covered a very large area.
The mudflow caused huge disasters. Yang Feng said that after preliminary verification, the landslide event caused 33 buildings to be buried or damaged to varying degrees, including 14 factory buildings, 2 office buildings, 1 cafeteria, 13 low buildings, and 3 dormitory buildings. There are 59 missing persons, including 36 males and 23 females.
The reporter saw at the scene that almost everything in the path of the landslide mud was submerged, leaving only a stretch of yellow sand. The collapsed factory buildings at the edge were broken and twisted on the ground. At nightfall, a light rain began to fall, and the temperature dropped, increasing the difficulty of rescue. Firefighters and officers with flashlights, search dogs and life detectors continuously entered the accident scene for search and rescue.
The local government set up a medical assistance point at the entrance of the Hengtaiyu Group building in the industrial park. Some family members waited anxiously at the entrance for rescue news.
According to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Fire Brigade, as of 18:30, the brigade had dispatched a total of 11 fire rescue teams from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Zhaoqing, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Heyuan and the brigade's special service brigade, with 104 fire trucks, 566 firefighters and officers, 123 life detectors, 4 drones, and 30 search dogs participating in the rescue. A total of 14 people were evacuated and rescued (all survived).
The on-site rescue command center said at 21:00 that geological experts and structural experts have assessed the scene, and there is temporarily no danger of another landslide. The fire brigade has divided into 25 search and rescue teams to conduct two rounds of comprehensive search and rescue at the scene. Currently, 3 places with signs of life have been found, and further confirmation and rescue are underway.