China highway collapse: Death toll rises to 36

International
  • 2-05-2024, 09:48
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    INA-  sources


    The death toll from a highway collapse in China's Guangdong province climbed to 36, state media said on Thursday, as rescue efforts continued.

    Thirty people were wounded in the incident.

    A section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway collapsed on Wednesday at 2:10 a.m. local time, triggered by heavy rain.

    The 17.9-meter-long (58.7-foot) stretch of collapsed road caused 23 vehicles to plummet down the steep slope below, according to the Meizhou city government.

    "As of 5:30 a.m. on (Thursday)... 36 people have died, and 30 people have been injured," the state Xinhua news agency said, adding that the injuries were not life-threatening.






    source: DW




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