At least 11 people have been killed and 30 are missing after a bridge collapsed in the northwest due to heavy rains. ChinaState media reported on Saturday.
Local broadcaster CCTV reported that a highway bridge had collapsed, leaving “around 20 vehicles and more than 30 people” missing.
of The bridge in Tuoshui county, Shangluo city, Shaanxi province, collapsed at 8:40pm local time on Friday. Sudden heavy rains and floodsState news agency Xinhua reported the news, citing authorities..
What we know about the rescue operation
Rescue operations are continuing and five vehicles have been retrieved from the water. so farAll 11 people confirmed dead were found dead in the vehicles that were recovered.
Local media footage showed the bridge partially submerged and filled with water.
President Xi Jinping He called for an all-out rescue effort. China’s leader said the country was at a critical juncture in flood control and called on local governments to take responsibility for monitoring and early warning systems.
China’s national fire and rescue authority reported that it had dispatched a rescue team of 859 personnel, 90 vehicles, 20 boats and 41 drones to the scene.
Heavy rains hit various Chinese provinces
Heavy rains lashed northern and central China earlier this week, Flooding and extensive damage.
Floods and landslides have killed at least five people and left eight missing in Baoji city, Shaanxi province, state media reported.
The central Chinese provinces of Gansu and Henan were also affected. Continuous rain.
The city of Nanyang in Henan province recorded its annual rainfall earlier this week, CCTV reported.
China faces extreme weather
This year, China A summer of abnormal weatherMajor flooding occurred in the central and southern parts of the country, while the northern part of the country Extreme heat.
Earlier this month, a tornado struck eastern China, killing one person, injuring 79 and causing extensive damage.
In May, mountain floods and landslides occurred in Hunan province, while severe flooding in southern Guangdong province killed 38 people.
Also in the same month, 48 people were killed when a highway collapsed in southern China after days of continuous rain.
Scientists say Climate Change Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is a major factor in the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.
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