of a highway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province early Wednesday.
Xinhua, state media, reported that the accident caused 18
vehicles to fall off and involved 49 people.
About 30 people are receiving treatment in the hospital and
there are no life-threatening injuries at the moment, the report added.
Although the cause of the collapse was not divulged, the
road surface, which is about 17.9 metres long and covers some 184.3 square
metres, was said to have given way after Guangdong experienced extreme weather
events in recent weeks, from heavy rain to flooding and a deadly tornado.
Witnesses told local media that they heard a loud noise and
saw a hole open up several metres wide behind them, after driving past the
section of the road before it collapsed.
Video and photos showed smoke and fire rising from a deep,
dark pit into which the cars appeared to have fallen.
The provincial government set up an accident rescue of over
500 people, including public security, emergency and fire protection officers,
and officials from the health, transportation, and mine sectors.
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