Death toll up to 48 after road collapse in China’s Guangdong

Kathmandu: The death toll, part of an expressway collapsed in China’s Guangdong Province on early Wednesday morning, has risen to 48.

According to the Xinhua, the authorities updated the death toll on Thursday. DNA of another three people are yet to be identified. T

hirty injured people are receiving hospital treatment, and none of them are in life-threatening condition, according to authorities of Meizhou City. The collapse happened around 2:10 a.m. on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou.

The collapsed section measures 17.9 meters long and covers an area of 184.3 square meters, officials said. Aerial photos show one side of the expressway caved in, causing vehicles to roll down a slope. The rescue and aftermath work continues.