It comes just months after a 1.6-kilometre-long railway bridge collapsed during construction in northwest China’s Qinghai province, killing at least 12 workers.
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A steel cable snapped during a tensioning operation in August, sending workers plunging 55 metres into the Yellow River below. Boats, a helicopter and robots were used in the search, state media said.
Last year, at least 38 people were killed when a bridge partially collapsed in China’s Shaanxi province, triggered by torrential rains and flash flooding. The collapse caused 25 vehicles to plunge into a fast-flowing river below, with 24 people still missing weeks after the event.
In May 2024, 36 people died after heavy rains caused a section of a highway to collapse in a mountainous area of Guangdong province, sending cars tumbling down a slope.
