Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said.
The Meizhou city government said on Thursday that 23 vehicles have been found in a pit after an 18-metre-long section of the highway gave way at about 2am on Wednesday. Thirty other people had injuries, none of them life-threatening, a government statement said.
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