Meizhou-Dabu highway – Charm

Section of new bridge collapses in China’s Sichuan province

Cs news1 week ago02 mins

A section of a newly opened bridge collapsed in a mountainous area of Sichuan province in southwestern China on Tuesday, with no casualties reported. Videos circulating on social media showed part of the Shuangjiangkou Hongqi Bridge over a river in the city of Maerkang give way, unleashing a thick cloud of dust and debris. The…

China punishes officials over deadly May Day highway collapse in rain-hit Guangdong

Cs news10 months ago02 mins

Dozens of officials in China’s southern Guangdong province have been punished over a highway collapse last year – the country’s deadliest such incident in over a decade. At least 52 people were killed and 30 others injured when a section of the Meizhou-Dabu highway in Guangdong collapsed on May 1 after weeks of downpours. Around…