State media initially blamed torrential rains for triggering the wall of sludge, which destroyed buildings around a mine in Xiangfen, Linfen city, on Monday.

• 周一的时候，国家传媒最初归咎于暴雨引起的墙体倒塌，摧毁了临汾市襄汾县一个矿区周围的建筑。