At least 19 people have died after an expressway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province.
18 cars were found under the rubble, reports China Central Television.
According to this source, at least 49 people were injured, and the death of 19 citizens was officially confirmed.
With reference to the Central Television news agency MIA “Russia Today”, that currently 30 victims are in the hospital.
According to local doctors, the lives of injured citizens are now not in danger.
It is known that the collapse of the highway connecting Guangdong province with Fujian province occurred on the night of Wednesday, May 1.
About 17.9 meters of the road surface with an area of 184.3 square meters collapsed.
18 cars fell into the resulting giant pit, some of which caught fire after the fall.
According to representatives of local authorities, the cause of the collapse could have been heavy rains that attacked the region last week.
Earlier, there was a massive massacre in the United States: three police officers were killed and five were injured.
