Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs a symposium on promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and delivers a keynote speech in Shanghai, east China, November 30, 2023.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to rescue people after a highway bridge collapsed on Friday in northwest China's Shaanxi province, killing 11 people, state media reported Saturday.
The accident occurred at 8:40 p.m. (1240 GMT) in Shangluo City on Friday when a highway bridge collapsed due to flash floods, causing some vehicles to fall into the river.
By 10 a.m. Saturday, five vehicles were confirmed to have fallen into the water, and state media reported that 30 people were missing.
Xi said China is at a critical stage in flood control, and local governments must take responsibility to strengthen monitoring and early warning.
China's National Fire and Rescue Authority said on Saturday it had sent a rescue team to the site, including 859 people, 90 vehicles, 20 boats and 41 drones.
