Published: July 22nd, 2024,
Last updated: August 29th, 2024

The collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China has killed at least twelve people and 31 others are missing, state media report. The national rescue authority deployed 859 emergency personnel, 90 vehicles, 20 boats and 21 drones to the scene of the accident in Zhashui County in Shaanxi Province. The cause of the bridge collapse is believed to be torrential rainfall.