President Xi Jinping calls for ‘all-out efforts’ to find more than 30 people missing after Shaanxi province bridge breaks
Torrential rain has caused a bridge to collapse in northern China, killing 11 people and leaving more than 30 missing, state media has said.
The bridge over a river in Shangluo, Shaanxi province, buckled at about 8.40pm on Friday “due to a sudden downpour and flash floods”, the Xinhua agency said, citing the provincial public relations department.
The state broadcaster CCTV said nearly 20 vehicles and more than 30 people remained missing.
The 11 confirmed victims were found inside five vehicles that had been recovered from the water, CCTV said.
Images on state TV showed a partially submerged section of the bridge with the river rushing over it.
