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☆ China's Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11
  + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs a symposium on advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and delivers an important speech in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 30, 2023. President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts after a highway bridge collapse on Friday in Shaanxi province in China's northwest killed 11 people, state media reported on Saturday. As of 10 a.m. on Saturday, five vehicles were confirmed to have fallen into the water and 30 people were reported missing, state media said. Xi said China is in a critical period for flood control and local governments must take responsibility to enhance monitoring and early warning. China's national fire and rescue authority said on Saturday it had dispatched a rescue team to the site that included 859 people, 90 vehicles, 20 boats and 41 drones.
Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi Locations: China's Shanghai, Shaanxi, China's, Shangluo city, China
☆ China rains: Bridge collapse kills at least 12 people, leaves 31 missing
  + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Chloe Liu | Hassan Tayier | Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —At least 12 people have died and 31 others are missing after a bridge partially collapsed in China’s northern province of Shanxi, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities said a portion of the bridge in Zhashui County in the city of Shangluo collapsed on Friday evening after recent rains and flash flooding. As of 12 p.m. local time (12 a.m. ET) Saturday, search and rescue operations were ongoing after 17 cars and 8 trucks fell into the river, state media reported. Parts of China have been grappling with devastating floods, just weeks after scarce rainfall and sweltering temperatures created drought conditions.
Persons: Xi Jinping Organizations: CNN, CCTV, Authorities, Reuters Locations: China’s, Shanxi, Zhashui County, Shangluo, China, Henan, Sichuan, Hanyuan County
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