A landslide at a construction site has left at least 14 people dead in southwestern China, state media reported on Tuesday (January 4th).
The landslide occurred in Bijie, a town in Guizhou located 2.000 km west of Shanghai.
When the disaster occurred Monday evening, workers were working to reinforce a hill at a construction site, the China New news agency said.
Fourteen people were killed and three others were injured, the agency said.
The rescue operations ended on Tuesday, January 4.
An investigation is underway to determine the origin of the incident, according to China New.
Photos released by the media showed rescuers working nights under spotlights. In other photos, a destroyed concrete structure was visible as well as an excavator crushed by debris.
Safety on construction sites has improved in China over the past decades, as has the media coverage of these incidents, many of which were once overlooked.
But accidents still occur regularly, due to the danger inherent in the sector and the sometimes uncertain application of safety instructions.
In December, two workers were killed and around XNUMX others were injured in a flooded mine in Xiaoyi in northern Shanxi province.
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