Five missing after China bridge collapse: report

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AFP Beijing
Last Updated : May 02 2013 | 1:10 AM IST
Rescue workers were searching for at least five people after a suspension bridge collapsed in central China late today, state media reported.
Around 40 people were on the bridge at the time it "overturned" in Fenghuang county, Hunan Province, at 9:20 pm, and 20 of them including children and elderly people fell into the river below, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Fifteen people managed to reach the banks of the river, the county's deputy head Cai Long told Xinhua, adding that search and rescue work was under way for survivors.
Authorities in the region have instructed hotels in Fenghuang to check that their guests had returned for the night, the news agency reported.
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First Published: May 02 2013 | 1:10 AM IST

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