The death toll from a collapsed mountainside highway in China’s southern Guangdong province has risen to 48 as of Thursday, according to reports in Chinese state-owned media.
The incident occurred in the early midnight hours of Wednesday, May 1, when a roughly 59-foot-long section of the highway collapsed, sending vehicles down a slope.
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China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday that the Emergency Management Ministry has dispatched a team to guide the ongoing rescue work, urging local efforts to accelerate search and rescue work, treat those who sustained injuries, minimize casualties, and determine the cause of the incident.
Witnesses reportedly said that they heard a loud noise and saw a wide hole open up behind them after driving past the section just
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