Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 20 Jul 2024, 07:53 am Print
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At least 12 people died and 31 others were injured after a highway bridge collapsed following torrential rains in China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, media reports said.
The bridge, located in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, partially collapsed around 8:40 p.m. on Friday due to a sudden downpour and flash floods, according to the provincial publicity department as quoted by Xinhua.
A total of 17 cars and eight trucks plunged into the Jinqian River below the bridge based on an initial investigation, the Chinese news agency reported.
A rescue operation is currently going on.
One person has been rescued so far.
Rescuers are trying to locate 31 people who are currently missing.
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