Because of all the slides and movement we are having in my neck of the woods, I look for other news stories.
This one from the Beeb:
China landslide: Many missing after buildings collapse in Shenzhen
Dozens of people are missing after a landslide engulfed 22 buildings at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
About 900 people were evacuated, and four were pulled from rubble with minor or no injuries, the local government said. No fatalities have been reported.
Shenzhen's fire brigade said it was working to free other trapped people - state media say 59 remain missing.
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Shenzhen is an interesting city - it was created from scratch to serve as a 'Special Economic Zone' for electronics manufacture. My last trip to China was in 1986 and it was about half-way through being built. It is referred to as the City without a History. No word if this will impact electronics prices at all - Foxconn's (most Apple products, XBox, PlayStation, Kindle, Intel motherboards, Blackberry and many others) largest factory is here.
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