Medical and Hospital News
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
 13 missing after south China railway construction site collapse
13 missing after south China railway construction site collapse
 by AFP Staff Writers
 Beijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2024

Thirteen people are missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a major railway in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said Thursday.

The ground under a section of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen railway site "suddenly collapsed" around 11 pm (1500 GMT) Wednesday, according to a statement from the Bao'an District emergency management bureau.

A search for the missing was ongoing Thursday morning, and the cause of the collapse was being investigated, officials said.

Authorities have evacuated nearby residents, the emergency management bureau said.

Major expressways near the site were closed Thursday morning for the rescue effort, according to city officials.

Construction began in 2022 on the railway section connecting Shenzhen to Jiangmen in south China's Guangdong province.

Industrial accidents are fairly common in China due to vagues regulation and lax safety standards.

A mining accident in southwestern Sichuan province claimed eight lives in August.

A gas explosion in northern China's Hebei province killed seven people and injured dozens in March.

And in the eastern city of Nanjing, 15 people died in a residential building fire in February.

Related Links
 Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters
A world of storm and tempest
When the Earth Quakes

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters
Tweet

RELATED CONTENT
The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Four decades of horror after India's Bhopal gas disaster
 Bhopal, India (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
 Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. Her feeble cries were drowned out by the screams of men, women and children as they ran to escape the cloud of highly toxic gas leaking from the Union Carbide factory on the night of December 2, 1984. Some 3,500 people were killed in the immediate aftermath, and up to 25,000 are estimated to have died overall in the world's deadliest industrial ... read more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
13 missing after south China railway construction site collapse

 Eight dead after 'overloaded' boat capsizes in southwest China

 Four decades of horror after India's Bhopal gas disaster

 Four decades of horror after India's Bhopal gas disaster
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Deciphering city navigation AI advances GNSS error detection

 China advances next-generation BeiDou satellite navigation system

 Space Systems Command and U.S. Navy achieve major MGUE program milestone

 N. Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Mammoths were central to ancient American diets says new study

 A fossil discovery sheds light on coexistence of early human ancestors

 How gut microbes could have powered human brain growth

 How humans and dogs began their longstanding bond 12000 years ago
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Survey shows decline in Uganda's lions but hyenas thrive

 Wildlife commission lowers European wolf protections

 Trafficked endemic lemurs, tortoises returned to Madagascar

 Sweet-toothed bear lured out of Japanese supermarket
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probe

 Chinese film about Covid-19 wins Taiwan's top Golden Horse prizes

 Common water disinfectant creates potentially toxic byproduct: study

 Fifth of dengue cases due to climate change: researchers
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Cathay Pacific pulls in-flight Family Guy episode mentioning Tiananmen

 Hong Kong mega development plan to devour villages, wetlands

 US says China travel advice contingent on not detaining Americans

 Nepal PM departs for China visit, breaking with India tradition
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
US lawmakers warn Hong Kong becoming financial crime hub

 El Salvador troops target gangs in large-scale operation

 Hungary's Orban says corks will pop if Trump wins US election
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.