The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a serious river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left 4 others lacking, state media stories stated.
Aerial photographs from the official Xinhua News Agency present a big part lacking from the bridge’s curved aquamarine arch. A bent part of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River under.
Sixteen workers had been on the bridge in northwest China’s Qinghai province when a metal cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday (August 22, 2025) throughout a tensioning operation, Xinhua stated. Boats, a helicopter and robots had been getting used within the seek for the lacking.
The bridge is 1.6km lengthy and its deck is 55m above the floor of the river under, the English-language China Daily newspaper stated.
