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Fourteen die in China bridge collapse, 65 missing
14 Aug 2007 01:16:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A bridge under construction in southern China has collapsed killing at least 14 people and injuring 22, state media reported on Tuesday.

Sixty-five people were missing, the Beijing News said.

The bridge, being built in Fenghuang county, a popular tourist destination in southeastern Hunan province, collapsed on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The cause of the accident was under investigation, Xinhua said.
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A relative places a wreath on the grave of a victim who was killed by a bridge collapse in Fenghuang county, in central China's Hunan province August 17, 2007. Li Shenglin, minister of communications, on Friday demanded a nationwide inspection of bridges and tunnels following a bridge collapse in central China's Hunan Province that claimed more than 40 lives, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 17, 2007.



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