Rescuers were still searching for a person who was swept away when an old bridge collapsed in the city of Nanxiong, Guangdong province, on Friday noon.
The victim is one of two people who fell into the water when part of the Shuixi Bridge collapsed in a suburb of Nanxiong at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, according to a statement from the Nanxiong Bureau of Emergency Management.
The other victim, who was taken to hospital after being rescued, is now under medical observation and is out of danger, the statement said.
Investigations into the case are still ongoing, it said.
The 5-meter high Shuixi Bridge, which is 104 meters long and 4.3 meters wide, was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). And the bridge, which was listed as a provincial-level cultural relic in 2018, was repaired by the relevant authorities three years ago.
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