BEIJING — The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports said., This news data comes from:http://uqmodr.yamato-syokunin.com
Aerial photos from the official Xinhua News Agency show a large section missing from the bridge's curved aquamarine arch. A bent section of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River below.
Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China's Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday during a tensioning operation, Xinhua said. Boats, a helicopter and robots were being used in the search for the missing.
Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers
The bridge is 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) long and its deck is 55 meters (180 feet) above the surface of the river below, the English-language China Daily newspaper said.
- Customs finds only 2 luxury cars at contractor's compound in Pasig
- COA probes Iqbal on spending of P1.7B in one day
- 500 Internal Server Error
- Putin tells Xi China-Russia ties are at 'unprecedented level'
- Marcos signs laws creating more court branches
- Malabon averts crisis with garbage deal
- Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast
- Marcos sacks PNP Chief Torre, saying it was 'difficult but necessary'
- US agents arrest 475 in Hyundai-LG plant raid
- Senate subpoenas 8 DPWH officials, contractors in flood control probe
