Residential building collapses in Anhui
By Zhu Lixin |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2024-05-27 19:55
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Part of a residential building collapsed on Monday afternoon in Tongling, Anhui province, according to the local government.
The accident happened in Datong township of the city's Jiaoqu district at about 1:40 pm, said the district's emergency management bureau in a statement.
The collapsed building was five floors, and there were people missing from the accident, according to China Central Television.
The Tongling meteorological station released an orange alert for a rainstorm on Sunday, the second highest in China's four-tier color-coded weather warning system.
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