One person died and four miners escaped when the mine collapsed on Friday.
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Authorities on Friday ruled that the landslide was not a geological disaster but a work safety incident, adding to China’s list of major man-made disasters in recent years.
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Ma Congbo, president of Yurong Commerce and Trade Company, was aiding rescue efforts on Sunday morning when he jumped into a mine well and drowned, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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Rescuers search for survivors amongst collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a landslide in Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong province Sunday Dec. 20, 2015.
The cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
Heavy machinery is trying to clear a path, but the instability of the tunnels and falling rocks are hindering the effort, according to the rescue team.
Gypsum is a soft grey or white mineral used in tofu, fertilizers, toothpaste and plaster of Paris.
A county government spokesman said the accident was likely caused by another collapse in an adjacent gypsum mine.
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Accidents are common at mines in China – the deadliest in the world – amid lax regulations and poor operating procedures.
