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A conception of a road collapsed early Wednesday successful confederate China, sending cars tumbling and leaving astatine slightest 24 group dead, according to authorities media.
Eighteen cars fell down a slope aft a 59-foot conception of nan road collapsed, according to a connection from authorities successful Meizhou metropolis successful Guangdong province. The incident occurred astir 2 a.m.
The decease toll had risen to 24 by Wednesday afternoon, according to China's charismatic Xinhua News agency.
In this photograph released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial photograph shows rescuers activity astatine nan tract of a collapsed roadworthy conception of nan Meizhou-Dabu Expressway successful Meizhou, southbound China's Guangdong Province, Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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Parts of Guangdong state has seen grounds rains and flooding successful nan past 2 weeks, arsenic good arsenic hail. Some villages successful Meizhou had flooded successful early April, and nan metropolis had seen dense rains successful caller days.
Witnesses told section media they heard a large sound and saw a spread unfastened up respective meters wide down them aft driving past nan conception of nan roadworthy conscionable earlier it collapsed.
Video and photos successful section media showed fume and occurrence astatine nan scene, pinch road rails slanting downward into nan flames. A heap of blackened cars could besides beryllium seen connected nan slope starring down from nan highway.
The crushed beneath nan road appeared to person caved in, on pinch nan conception of nan roadworthy that had surgery off.
Rescue workers person taken 30 group to nan hospital, authorities broadcaster CCTV reported.
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