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Guangzhou, on the delta of the Pearl River is one of China’s busiest seaports. The Lixinsha Bridge is located in the Nansha district was at the time the fastest growing port of southern China. [2] [3] Local authorities said that reinforcement work, including constructing "collision avoidance facilities" at four bridge piers, had been ...
Five people died Thursday after a massive container ship hit support pillars for a bridge over a river in southern China early Thursday, sending a section of the roadway and five vehicles crashing ...
At least 15 people have died after a bridge partially collapsed in China’s Shaanxi province with rescue efforts remaining underway as of Sunday evening, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
A bridge in southern China cut in half. Parts of a bridge cutting through the hull of a massive ship in Argentina. Three ships have hit bridges in different countries – in just three months.
22 February – 2024 Lixinsha Bridge collapse: Five people are killed when a ship rams the Lixinsha Bridge in Guangzhou. [8] 24 February – 2024 Nanjing building fire: A fire at an apartment block in Nanjing kills 15 people. [9] 28 February – China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty. [10]
The official Xinhua News Agency said five vehicles that fell off the bridge have been recovered after the structure in Shaanxi province crumbled at around 8:40 p.m. Friday. A photo released by Xinhua showed a section of the bridge snapped and folded down at almost a 90-degree angle into the rushing brown water below.
Dali Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: The container ship collided with a pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, causing the complete collapse of the bridge. The weight of bridge debris pressed Dali ' s bow onto the bottom of the Patapsco River. The vessel was refloated on 20 May 2024. [41] [42] [43]
The partial collapse during torrential rains Shangluo city has killed at least 11 with 30 people still missing.