{"id":14160,"date":"2007-08-14T05:18:45","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T12:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/14\/chinese-bridge-collapse-kills-22-bbc-news-updated\/"},"modified":"2007-08-14T05:18:45","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T12:18:45","slug":"chinese-bridge-collapse-kills-22-bbc-news-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/chinese-bridge-collapse-kills-22-bbc-news-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Bridge Collapse Kills 22 &#8211; BBC News (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/laun.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/laun.php','popup','width=203,height=152,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/laun-thumb.jpg\" width=\"133\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> BBC reports that a bridge at Fenghuang County collapsed while 123 workers were removing scaffolding, which caused that &#8220;at least 22 people have been killed and up to 46 others are still missing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dramatic pictures from the scene showed bulldozers and rescue workers, including about 400 soldiers, searching through a huge pile of rubble.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw a lot of bodies lying on the road, some of them were construction workers and some were passers-by&#8230; blood was everywhere,&#8221; one witness told Reuters news agency&#8230;.<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/6945301.stm \"target=\"_blank\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n[Image: Bulldozers and rescuers are searching the scene for survivors, via BBC]<br \/>\n&#8211; Read also Times Online&#8217;s coverage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article2256419.ece\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/story.chinanationalnews.com\/index.php\/ct\/9\/cid\/9366300fc9319e9b\/id\/273505\/cs\/1\/\">Death roll in central China bridge collapse rises to 28 (Second Lead) <\/a>from China National News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Read also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/worldlatest\/story\/0,,-6851328,00.html\">China Bridge Collapse Toll Rises to 36<\/a> by Guardian Unlimited (updated by August 15)<\/p>\n<p>See the slideshow below for more photos, via chinesenewsnet.com<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/apps.rockyou.com\/rockyou.swf?instanceid=80424384&#038;ver=102906\" quality=\"high\"  salign=\"lt\" width=\"426\" height=\"319\" wmode=\"transparent\" name=\"rockyou\"\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC reports that a bridge at Fenghuang County collapsed while 123 workers were removing scaffolding, which caused that &#8220;at least 22 people have been killed and up to 46 others are still missing.&#8221; 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