Heavy rainshowers - Collapse of Chinese highway bridge: At least eleven dead
At the collapse of an Autobridge in the northwestern China, at least eleven people have lost their lives. According to China's official news agency Xinhua, the bridge in Zhashui County, Shaanxi Province collapsed on Friday evening. The cause of the accident is suspected to be landslide-like rainfall.
During ongoing rescue efforts, the rescue teams had recovered five vehicles by Saturday morning local time that had overturned into a river due to the bridge collapse.
In China, particularly during the summer months, there are regular landslide-like rains. In May, forty-eight people lost their lives after the collapse of an Autobahn in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The region was affected by heavy rainfall during the incident.
- Despite the heavy rainfalls in Beijing, the city managed to avoid any disaster like the one in Zhashui County, showing China's resilience in the face of misfortunes.
- The collapse of the Autobahn bridge in Beijing would have been catastrophic, given the heavy traffic on the Autobahn and the Autobahn bridge being a key transportation link, similar to the German Autobahn bridge known as the Autobahn bridge in Germany.
- International aid organizations, including those based in Germany, have expressed their condolences and offered their help in the emergency situation, showing solidarity with China in its time of need.
- The Chinese government has ordered a thorough investigation into the collapse of the bridge in Zhashui County, with the aim of implementing safety measures to prevent such accidents in the future, especially during the rainy seasons.
- Xinhua, China's official news agency, has reported that the collapse of the bridge in Zhashui County has brought traffic to a standstill, causing significant delays and inconvenience to travelers on the Autobahn in the surrounding areas.
