Ground collapse leaves 13 workers missing in southern China-Xinhua

Ground collapse leaves 13 workers missing in southern China

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-12-05 08:48:30

This photo shows the site of a ground collapse in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 5, 2024. Thirteen workers went missing following a sudden ground collapse at a railway construction site in Shenzhen, local authorities said Thursday. The collapse occurred at around 11 p.m. Wednesday at a construction site of a section of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen Railway in the city's Bao'an District, according to the district's emergency management bureau. An all-out rescue has been launched. Nearby residents have been evacuated and temporary traffic control has been carried out around the site. An investigation into the accident is underway. (Xinhua)

SHENZHEN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen workers went missing following a sudden ground collapse at a railway construction site in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said Thursday.

The collapse occurred at around 11 p.m. Wednesday at a construction site of a section of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen Railway in the city's Bao'an District, according to the district's emergency management bureau.

An all-out rescue has been launched.

Nearby residents have been evacuated and temporary traffic control has been carried out around the site. An investigation into the accident is underway.