China highway collapse leaves at least 24 people dead

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Eighteen cars fell down a slope after the near 60 foot -long section of the highway collapsed,

A section of a south China highway has collapsed leaving at least 24 people dead, after the area was battered with heavy rain over the past few days, officials say.

Parts of Guangdong province has seen record rains and flooding in the past two weeks, as well as hail. Witnesses told local media they heard a loud noise and saw a hole open up several metres wide behind them after driving past the section of the road just before it collapsed.

 

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