Meizhou has witnessed a lot of rain in recent days, and some of the city's villages were flooded in early April.
Digital Desk: At least 36 people were killed after a portion of a roadway in southern China collapsed due to heavy rains on Thursday, according to police. The automobiles tumbled down a slope.
According to the Meizhou municipal government, 23 cars were discovered in a pit after a 17.9-meter-long piece of the highway gave way on Wednesday at around two in the morning. A government statement stated that thirty additional people sustained injuries, none of which were life-threatening.
In the last two weeks, there have been record-breaking rain, flooding, and hail in several areas of Guangdong province. The provincial capital of Guangzhou saw five fatalities from a tornado last weekend.
Meizhou has witnessed a lot of rain in recent days, and some of the city's villages were flooded in early April.
The portion of the road above the ground seemed to have collapsed, as did the earth beneath the highway. Just before the part fell, witnesses drove passed it and told local media they heard a loud bang and saw a large hole open up behind them.
Local media outlets published images and videos of the sight that included smoke, fire, and guardrails on the roadway sloping down into the flames. There was a stack of burnt automobiles at the bottom of the highway.
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