2008 Shanxi mudslide

2008 Shanxi mudslide
DateSeptember 8, 2008 (2008-09-08)
Time08:00 CST
LocationXiangfen, Shanxi, China
Casualties
277 dead
4 missing
33 injured

The 2008 Shanxi mudslide was caused by the collapse of an unlicensed mine landfill in Xiangfen county, Linfen, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China which caused 277 dead, 4 missing and 33 injured.[1] Around 8:00 a.m. on September 8, 2008, the retaining wall of a waste iron ore reservoir collapsed after torrential rain, causing a major mudslide which inundated a village and crowded marketplace.[2] The unlicensed Tashan Mine was operated by the Tashan Mining Company.[3]

  1. ^ 山西襄汾溃坝事故12名涉嫌职务犯罪嫌疑人被判刑 (in Chinese). Xinhua New Agency. 2009-06-27. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  2. ^ Bradsher, Keith (2008-09-12). "Death toll rises from mud flow in Chinese village". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
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