70-storey building in China evacuated after beginning to sway

Government officials set up a cordon line at the SEG Plaza in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong Province (Chinatopix via AP)

Authorities in the southern Chinese tech centre of Shenzhen evacuated a 70-storey building after it began swaying and are investigating the cause.

Thousands of people in the SEG Plaza and surrounding areas fled after it wobbled on Tuesday.