BEIJING: At least 19 people died when part of a highway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday ( May 1 ), state media reported.
A section of the road between Meizhou area and Dabu region in Guangdong state caved at around 2.10am, according to the state broadcaster CCTV.
The affair caused 18 cars to be trapped and involved a full of 49 individuals, CCTV said.
As of 11.45 am, “19 individuals have been confirmed dying, and 30 are receiving all- out emergency treatment in hospital”, according to the presenter.
It stated that those who had been hospitalized were” not now at threat” but did not specify their wounds.
A smoking collection of ruined vehicles were discovered at the bottom of a heavy, murky pit where the highway when flowed, according to film shared on social media.
Red-lighting vehicles and people wearing high-visibility jackets gathered around a perimeter erected a dozen meters away from the road’s closure.
Additional videos that were allegedly filmed before sunrise showed lights coming from the crater.
” You ca n’t go any further”, a man is heard saying in one video, adding parts of the road had given way.
AFP was unable to quickly evaluate the videos.
Officials have dispatched about 500 people to the site to help with the recovery operation, CCTV reported.
They are drawn from sections handling public surveillance, emergency response, rescue and mine rescue, according to the presenter.
Local officials advised owners to take excursions and stated in a realize that part of the S12 bridge was closed in both directions.
STRING OF Catastrophe
Although the cause of Wednesday’s street collapse has not yet been determined, it is the most current of a number of dangerous tragedies to strike Guangdong in subsequent weeks.
Heavy rains have slammed the province, which has a densely populated professional powerhouse, into pieces, which have resulted in deadly floods in some areas.
And last week, a swirling storm that ripped through the megalopolis of Guangzhou left five people dead.
The vast majority of China’s extensive highway system traverses challenging surfaces and extreme climates.
Due to a shortage of tight security settings, road accidents are also popular in the nation.
In northwestern Shanxi province in March, a vehicle crashed inside an expressway hole killing 14 people and injuring 37 people.
In February of last year, 19 people died in an accident in southeast Jiangxi province, and 16 of those people died in a car pile-up in northern Hunan province.