Published: 10:03, December 5, 2024 | Updated: 21:07, December 5, 2024
Work team sent to Shenzhen following construction site cave-in
By Xinhua
An aerial drone photo shows the site of a ground collapse at a railway construction site in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Dec 5, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - An investigation team has been established in South China's Guangdong province, following a ground collapse at a railway construction site in Shenzhen city that left 13 workers missing, local authorities said.

The construction site cave-in occurred at around 11 pm Wednesday at a section of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen Railway in the city's Bao'an District, according to the provincial emergency management department.

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A police cordon is set up at the site of a ground collapse in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Dec 5, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

As of 10 am Thursday, the workers remained missing, the Ministry of Emergency Management revealed.

Nearby residents have been evacuated and temporary traffic control measures are being implemented around the site.

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Local rescue teams, consisting of 48 vehicles and 198 personnel, are on-site to conduct rescue and emergency response operations, while a work team from the ministry has also been sent to the site.