Flash flooding causes Chinese bridge to collapse, 2 cars fall into river below

• Heavy rains have induced flash flooding in northern China because the nation continues to expertise its worst floods in a long time.
• A bridge throughout the Mayi River in China’s Heilongjiang province collapsed on Aug. 3, 2023, sending two vehicles into the river.
• Chinese language authorities say there have been no identified casualties from the collapse.

A freeway bridge in northern China collapsed because of flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two vehicles fell into the river, state media reported Thursday, as components of China are experiencing the worst floods in a long time.

There have been no identified casualties as of Thursday afternoon after a bridge throughout Mayi River collapsed alongside the Harbin-Mudanjiang Freeway in Heilongjiang province, in keeping with Beijing Information. Photographs revealed by native media confirmed two badly broken vehicles floating within the water.

The bridge collapsed round 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, street authorities stated. A rescue operation was ongoing, and a piece of the freeway had been closed, in keeping with state media.

China is seeing floods triggered by heavy rains in a number of components of the nation. Climate authorities stated the capital, Beijing, recorded its heaviest rainfall in at the very least 140 years over the previous few days as remnants of Storm Doksuri deluged the area, turning streets into canals the place emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.

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A second rescuer was confirmed lifeless on Thursday within the Beijing space and the encompassing Hebei province, the place the variety of casualties rose to 22. Liu Jianmin, 47, was working with Blue Sky Rescue, a nongovernmental group targeted on reduction efforts, when he fell into the water in Fozizhuang Township, in keeping with the group. His physique was recovered later.

Photo voltaic-powered surveillance cameras and crops are seen buried by a swollen river at a village in Langfang, China, on Aug. 2, 2023.  (AP Picture/Andy Wong)

One other rescuer was declared lifeless on Wednesday after the rubber boat she was in flipped over in a quickly flowing river.

One of many hardest hit areas was Zhuozhou, a small metropolis in Hebei province bordering Beijing’s southwest. About 1,000 rescue employees had been despatched to the town, and greater than 125,000 folks had been evacuated, in keeping with state media.

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In Heilongjiang, the place the freeway bridge collapsed, water ranges on the Mayi River exceeded security ranges by 50 centimeters, indicating ongoing risks of floods.

In the meantime, within the jap Shandong province, authorities additionally warned of flooding dangers as water ranges on the Zhangwei River continued to rise.

China was largely spared by Storm Khanun, which on Thursday lashed Japan, damaging houses and knocking out energy on Okinawa and different islands. China’s National Meteorological Center had initially anticipated the hurricane to make landfall within the southeastern Zhejiang province, the place native authorities known as ships into port and halted passenger ferry providers.

On Thursday afternoon, the middle stated the hurricane would deliver robust winds and rain to the coast of Zhejiang via Thursday night time and Friday morning however transfer again towards Japan in a single day as its depth would progressively weaken.

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In the meantime, water provide was restored in Mentougou, a district of greater than 260,000 folks in western Beijing that had been badly affected by the floods, resulting in the evacuation of hundreds.

A number of organizations together with Apple, meals supply app Meituan and China’s Purple Cross Society on Thursday pledged donations to assist with reduction efforts within the Beijing space.