BEIJING, 2nd May, 2024 (WAM) -- The death toll from the collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong province that caused vehicles to tumble down a slope has risen to 48, with rescue work hampered by mudslides, state media said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
The collapse, triggered by heavy rain, occurred after midnight on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway, Xinhua News Agency reported, adding that 17.9 metres of the road gave way and caused 23 vehicles to plunge. Another 30 people sustained injuries, it said.