{"id":327135,"date":"2024-07-20T12:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=327135"},"modified":"2024-07-20T12:45:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:45:48","slug":"china-bridge-collapse-kills-at-least-11-after-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/news\/china-bridge-collapse-kills-at-least-11-after-floods\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"China bridge collapse kills at least 11 after floods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 11 people have died and more than 30 are missing after a highway bridge partially collapsed during torrential rains in northwest China.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bridge over a river in Shaanxi province’s Shangluo city collapsed on Friday night due to a sudden downpour and flash floods, the provincial authority said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rescue teams have recovered several vehicles that fell into the river, with efforts still underway according to authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/a> has urged an \u201call out\u201d effort to find those still missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 11 dead were found in five cars that were pulled from the river below. It is thought 20 more vehicles plunged into the water, according to state media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video and images from Xinhua news agency shows a partially submerged section of the bridge with heavy river waters rushing around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Xinhua, officials sent 736 firefighters, 18 boats and 32 drones to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, at least five people were killed in flooding and mudslides in another part of the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Large parts of northern and central China have been battered since Tuesday by rains that have caused flooding and significant damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State media reported at least five people died and eight were missing after the rains sparked flooding and mudslides in Shaanxi’s Baoji city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: BBC NEWS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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