Chongqing bridge collapse leaves 2 missing
Updated: 2013-10-12 17:18
(Xinhua)
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CHONGQING - The collapse of an under-construction bridge support in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Saturday morning has left at least two people missing and another two injured, local authorities said.
The No 4 pier of a bridge being built across the Yangtze River in Fengdu County of Chongqing collapsed and was submerged in water at about 10:30 am, according to the county government's publicity department.
Search and rescue is under way at the scene, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.
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