Chinese authorities initiated a search for 13 construction workers on Thursday, who disappeared after a site collapsed in Shenzhen’s southern business hub.
The emergency management bureau said that a portion of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen Railway construction site in Bao’an district collapsed on Wednesday night.
The incident, part of an ongoing railway project connecting Shenzhen to Jiangmen in Guangdong province, has left 13 workers missing. Construction on the project began in 2022.
Following the collapse, local residents were evacuated from the area, and rescue operations resumed today morning.
City officials temporarily closed key roads near the site to facilitate search efforts. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the incident.
China’s state broadcaster CCTV confirmed that several major thoroughfares were closed to assist the rescue teams. Officials continue to probe the collapse, underscoring ongoing concerns about industrial safety in the country.
Industrial accidents are not uncommon in China, often linked to inadequate safety measures and regulatory lapses. In a similar incident in August, eight workers lost their lives in a mining disaster in Sichuan province.
