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Any cadres guilty of negligence over the handling of a massive landslide in Shenzhen last month will be held responsible, a senior work safety official has reportedly vowed.
During a tour of the landslide site, Sun Huashan, deputy director of the State Administration of Work Safety, said the investigation would be “up to standard”, state-run China News Service reported on Sunday.
A mountain of construction waste collapsed on December 20, destroying 33 buildings in the Hengtaiyu industrial zone in Shenzhen.
READ MORE: Shenzhen landslide aftermath: official who rubber-stamped waste dump that triggered disaster takes his own life
Eleven people have been arrested over the disaster, which left 12 people dead and 62 others missing.
The procuratorate of Baoan district in Shenzhen announced the arrests on New Year’s Eve.
The 11 detainees include a legal representative and a deputy general manager of a company that was in charge of the landfill.
They were charged with negligently causing a serious accident, the procuratorate said, adding it urged the police to track down other suspects on the run as soon as possible.
READ MORE: Shenzhen landslide declared an industrial accident, not geological disaster, after government investigation
Xu Yuanan, director of the Shenzhen Guangming New District Urban Management Bureau, which approved the waste dump, jumped from a building to his death last week, mainland media reported.
The bureau is responsible for inspecting waste dumps and records show it ordered the site to close in July until it addressed safety problems.
The landslide has revived calls to improve the handling of construction waste.
Inspecting the landslide scene, Hua called for a thorough investigation.
“We will utilise all possible resources, and the investigation will be based on facts and evidence,” he said.
“A thorough examination will be conducted in order to ensure the investigation is impeccable and can stand the test of history.”


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(151227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the landslide site of an industrial park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 21, 2015. (Xinhua/Zheng Lei)

Rescuers work at the landslide site of an industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua

Shenzhen landslide aftermath: official who rubber-stamped waste dump that triggered disaster takes his own life 

In this Dec. 22, 2015 photo, government officials led by head of the rescue units look at the rescuers conducting search and rescue operation following a landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong province. Police in southern China say a local government official has killed himself, a week after a landslide from a pileup of construction waste in his city left scores missing and presumed dead. A statement from the Shenzhen police said the head of the Urban Management Bureau in the city's Guangming New District jumped to his death from a building Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

(151227) -- SHENZHEN, Dec. 27, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2015 shows the landslide site at an industrial park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The death toll is confirmed at seven, with 75 still unaccounted for. Rescue work continues although their chance of survival dims with time. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin) (dhf)

Diggers removing soil and debris at the scene of the disaster. Photo: Xinhua

Shenzhen landslide declared an industrial accident, not geological disaster, after government investigation

Rescue workers work on a damaged building during search and rescue operations at an industrial estate hit by a landslide in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, December 23, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

(151225) -- SHENZHEN, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a drone on Dec. 24, 2015 shows the landslide site at an industrial park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. More than 5,000 rescuers with over 700 excavators and bulldozers are still searching through rubble for signs of life following Sunday's landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) (lfj)

(151224) -- SHENZHEN, Dec. 24, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Landslide survivor Tian Zeming meets with his father Tian Zulong at the Central Hospital of Guangming New District in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 24, 2015. Tian was rescued early Wednesday morning, more than 60 hours after being buried by a landslide at an industrial park in the southern city of Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) (lfj)

Rescue workers search a damaged building in the aftermath of the Shenzhen landslide. Photo: Reuters

Chinese officials order checks on all construction waste sites in Guangdong after deadly Shenzhen landslide

Rescuers carry the body of a victim after being pulled out among the debris of at the site of a landslide which hit an industrial park on Sunday, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, December 23, 2015. Picture taken December 23, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

(151226) -- SHENZHEN, Dec. 26, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers mourn for the victims at the landslide site at an industrial park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2015. So far only one man has been pulled from the debris. The death toll is confirmed at seven, with 75 still unaccounted for. Rescue work continues although their chance of survival dims with time. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) (lfj)

Rescuers carry the body of a victim after being pulled out among the debris at the landslide site in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province on December 23. Photo: Reuters

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