At least 12 people have lost their lives in bridge collapses in China and Taiwan.
Both incidents occurred amidst heavy rains and flash flooding.
Over 30 others are missing.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing with significant resources involved.
Multiple sources report that at least 12 people have lost their lives and over 30 others are missing after a bridge collapsed in China on Friday evening. The incidents occurred in the northern province of Shanxi, specifically in Zhashui County, Shangluo city. According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV and Reuters, search and rescue operations were ongoing as of Saturday with over 800 people, 93 vehicles, 41 drones, 20 boats involved. The bridge collapse was a result of recent heavy rains and flash flooding in the region. Similar incidents have been reported in other parts of China including Henan province where over 100,00 people have been evacuated due to flooding and Sichuan province where more than 30 people are missing after flash floods hit a village.
In a separate incident, the Jinqian River in Taiwan saw the collapse of a bridge on Friday night resulting in at least 12 deaths and over 30 others missing. Vehicles were sent plunging into the river after days of heavy rain and flooding. Rescue efforts are ongoing with over 1,600 personnel involved.
Both incidents come amidst extreme weather conditions that have caused widespread damage in China including collapsed highways and homes.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts for both incidents.
A bridge in Taiwan collapsed on Friday, killing 12 people and leaving at least 30 others missing.
Vehicles were sent plunging into the Jinqian River after days of heavy rain and flooding.
One survivor reported that a truck in front of him simply drove into the water, while other drivers urged him to stop.
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The bridge collapsed in Yanping Village.
The collapse occurred around 8:40 p.m.
Vehicles were sent plunging into the Jinqian River
More than 1,600 rescue workers are searching for those missing and recovering wreckage from the water.
Rescue personnel have reported that river torrents have slowed and water levels have dropped, allowing them to locate vehicle wrecks more easily.
A truck was retrieved from the riverbed 500 meters downstream of the collapse site with no driver or passenger found.
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. . . killing 12 people with at least 30 others still believed to be missing, according to authorities.
More than 1,600 rescue workers are now at the scene of Friday’s bridge collapse in Taiwan that killed a dozen people.
The collapse comes as Taiwan has been hit with a stretch of severe weather, including torrential rains that have wrecked dozens of homes and damaging roads and bridges in Sichuan Province.
At least 12 people have died and many more are missing after a highway bridge collapsed in western China on Friday night.
This is the second such disaster in less than three months involving the failure of a stretch of highway in China.
Rescue efforts are ongoing with over 800 people, 93 vehicles, 41 drones, 20 boats and a sonar system involved.
China's top leader Xi Jinping and second-highest leader Li Qiang have ordered all-out rescue efforts.
Similar instructions were given after the previous disaster in May which resulted in at least 48 deaths due to a landslide causing an expressway to give way.
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At least 12 people have died and 31 others are missing after a bridge partially collapsed in China's northern province of Shanxi.
