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Road collapses after heavy rain in Chongqing

Continuous heavy rainfall in recent days likely led to the collapse of a section of road within a residential area of Chongqing's Wanzhou district, the local government said. On Monday, some people broke the news on social media that a section of road in the Jinxiu Jiangnan community collapsed at about 10 am. The local government launched an emergency effort to evacuate the residents of buildings 6 and 7 of the community. So far, no casualties have been reported. Authorities said the dangerous situation was likely caused by saturation of the soil as a result of continuous heavy rainfall. Water decreases the shear strength of soil and makes it unstable.

Chinese researchers find Asia's tallest tree

A Himalayan cypress tree towering at 102.3 meters was discovered by a joint survey team in May in the national nature reserve of Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Bomi county, Tibet autonomous region, bjnews.com.cn reported on Monday. The survey team included researchers from Peking University and Xizijiang Conservation, a company based in Shenzhen that is dedicated to biodiversity conservation. The discovery marks a new record for finding both China and Asia's tallest tree, the team was quoted as saying.

China Daily - Xinhua