Guangdong, China’s most populous province, hit by heavy rains and floods
At least 19 people died in the collapse of a section of highway in the province Guangdong, in southern China.
State broadcaster CCTV reported the death toll after the road collapsed. Rescue crews took about 30 people to the hospital. The accident occurred at 2:10 a.m. local time. In a video you can see that something has been created like a huge crater.
May 1: a section of the Meilong Expressway (梅龙工作间) in Guangdong province collapsed at around 2:10am, and 18 vehicles fell into the sinkhole.
31 people were rescued and sent to the hospital. One of them died afterwards…https://t.co/X6QY2zwKdshttps://t.co/cKcJF8YwLB pic.twitter.com/8cUgXonCGR
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) May 1, 2024
The highway collapse came after Guangdong, China’s most populous province, was hit by heavy rainfall and flooding.
In Guangdong, the most populous province in China, there were floods throughout April. At least 110,000 people were removed from their homes as a result, with four dead and 10 missing from the floods.
🚨#WATCH: As daytime footage shows the aftermath of a highway collapse which left dozens of casualties in southern China.
📌#Guangdong | #China
At least 19 people were killed and 30 others were hospitalized after a section of a highway collapsed in the Guangdong province of… pic.twitter.com/r1hR0UXw65
— RAWSGL 🌎 BAL (@RawsGlobal) May 1, 2024
Deadly floods hit China’s Guangdong province after an early wet season brought record-breaking rains to the region.
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— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) April 23, 2024
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