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Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues

BY The Associated Press, May 2, 2024 1:56 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

Officials in the city of Meizhou said three other people were unidentified, pending DNA testing. It wasn’t immediately clear if they had died, which would bring the death toll to 51.(Photo: The Canadian Press)

The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope.

Officials in the city of Meizhou said three other people were unidentified, pending DNA testing. It wasn’t immediately clear if they had died, which would bring the death toll to 51.

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