Two dead, 2 missing in Dazhou after sidewalk collapses, buries passers-by

A rescue team has been working round the clock to clear the site of a cave-in on a sidewalk in Dazhou, Sichuan province, that buried four passers-by on Sunday.

At around 2:30 pm, the pavement in front of the Dazhou Jimin Hospital suddenly collapsed. Video clips showed four people falling into the hole. Two were pulled out but died later and the two others were still missing by press time on Monday.

Liu Yong, deputy chief of the Dachuan district branch of Dazhou's police bureau, said police realized four people had fallen into the hole after they checked the video clips and talked to witnesses.