- Title: Highway bridge collapse in China's Shaanxi kills 11, flood cleanup continues
- Date: 20th July 2024
- Summary: SHANGLUO, SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 20, 2024) (CCTV - No use China) VARIOUS OF COLLAPSED HIGHWAY BRIDGE CAUSED BY FLOOD FLOODWATER FLOWING UNDER BRIDGE NANYANG, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 18, 2024) (CCTV - No use China) DRONE FOOTAGE OF HOUSES AND FARMLANDS SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS PILOTING LIFEBOATS ON FLOODWATER FIREFIGHTERS PUSHING LIFEBOAT INTO NURSING HOME VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS HELPING ELDERLY PEOPLE ONTO LIFEBOAT VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTER HELPING ELDERLY DOWNSTAIRS ONTO LIFEBOAT VARIOUS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LEAVING FLOODED NURSING HOME ON LIFEBOAT DRONE FOOTAGE OF LIFEBOATS ON FLOODWATER LEAVING NURSING HOME ZHUMADIAN, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 18, 2024) (CCTV - No use China) VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS HELPING VILLAGERS LEAVE FLOODED HOME VILLAGERS ON LIFEBOAT LEAVING FLOODED AREA NANYANG, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 19, 2024) (CCTV - No use China) VILLAGER CLEANING FURNITURE AFTER FLOOD VILLAGER SWEEPING WATER ON FLOOR DRONE FOOTAGE OF HOUSES AND FARMLANDS SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER VARIOUS OF VILLAGERS GATHERING FOR SUPPLIES AT RESETTLEMENT SITE FARMLAND SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER FLOODWATER FLOWING DRAINAGE MACHINE PUMPING OUT FLOODWATER FROM FARMLAND VARIOUS OF FLOODWATER COMING OUT FROM TUBE BESIDE FIRE ENGINE RESCUERS PLACING TUBES FLOODWATER COMING OUT FROM TUBE
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- Keywords: China Henan Shaanxi bridge cleanup collapse flood highway rescue
- Location: SHAANXI PROVINCE, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA
- City: SHAANXI PROVINCE, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
- Reuters ID: LVA001042720072024RP1
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- Story Text: A highway bridge collapsed due to a flash flood in Shaanxi province in China's northwest, causing vehicles to fall into a river and killing 11 people, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday (July 20).
According to CCTV, the collapse occurred at 8:40 p.m. (1240 GMT) in Shangluo city on Friday (July 19) when torrential rain caused flash floods. President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts and said China is in a critical period for flood control.
China's national fire and rescue authority said on Saturday it had dispatched a rescue team to the site that included 859 people, 90 vehicles, 20 boats and 41 drones.
In China's central Henan province, floods caused by continuous rain trapped elderly people in a nursing home and villagers in their flooded houses on Thursday (July 18). CCTV showed footage of firefighters evacuating people on lifeboats.
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