Shenzhen landslide: police hunt for six more suspects over disaster which killed dozens
25 people have already been held by the police over the disaster
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 13 January, 2016, 2:57pm
UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 January, 2016, 3:28pm
Gloria Chan
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Diggers at work at the scene of the disaster last month. Photo: AFP
The authorities in southern China are searching for six more people in connexion with the massive landslide in Shenzhen last month which killed dozens of people, state media reported.
Twenty-five people have already been held by the police over the disaster.
Sixteen of them have been formally arrested and nine criminally detained.
No details were given in the latest report from the state-run news agency Xinhua about who the six are or what their alleged role in the disaster was.
The number of people known to have been killed after the landslide at a huge construction-waste dump buried buildings at an industrial park last month is 69.
Eight people are still missing, presumed dead.
People already arrested include the supervisor of the landfill and the chief and deputy manager of the business, according to earlier media reports.
The Xinhua report also said family members of 65 victims have signed compensation agreements and left Shenzhen for their home towns.
