A part of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in the southern part of China. In which many cars were destroyed and at least 36 people died. According to the information, Meizhou city administration said that at around 2 am on Wednesday night, a 17.9 meter long portion of the highway collapsed due to which 23 vehicles fell into a pit. In which 30 people have been injured.
5 people died last week
Parts of Guangdong province have experienced rain and flooding as well as hail over the past 2 weeks. According to the information, at the end of last week, 5 people died in a storm in the capital Guangzhou. According to the report, due to rain, the ground beneath the highway caved in and due to this a part of the road also caved in.
In the videos and pictures released in the local media, smoke and fire are visible at the spot. Along with this, a pile of vehicles is visible at the spot.
In the pictures surfaced, cars can also be seen on the slope going down from the highway. Let us tell you that earlier on Saturday, the storm that had hit a part of Guangzhou a day earlier had also caused a lot of devastation. Five people were killed in this incident, while dozens of others were injured. More than 140 buildings were damaged due to the storm.
It was not difficult to imagine the devastation by looking at the pictures released in the Chinese media. 33 people were also injured due to the storm and there was power failure in the entire area.