Chinese official 'commits suicide' after Shenzhen landslide

Chinese official 'commits suicide' after Shenzhen landslide
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In China, an official responsible for regulating a waste dump has committed suicide. Last week, the dump overflowed triggering a deadly landslide in

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In China, an official responsible for regulating a waste dump has committed suicide.

Last week, the dump overflowed triggering a deadly landslide in which at least seven people were killed. Dozens more are missing.

The government had earlier warned that those responsible would be “seriously punished.”

The Shenzhen Landslide: Before and After https://t.co/qT47rVpDfxpic.twitter.com/omyTg9b9pY

— The Nanfang (@thenanfang) December 29, 2015

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