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A section of highway collapsed early Wednesday local time in southern China, sending cars overturning and leaving at least 24 dead, according to state media.
Eighteen vehicles plunged down a slope after a 17.9-meter section of the highway collapsed, according to a statement from authorities in the city of Meizhou in Guangdong province. The incident happened around 2 am.
The death toll had risen to 24 by Wednesday afternoon, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency.
Over the past two weeks, parts of Guangdong province have experienced record-breaking rain and flooding, as well as hail. Some villages in Meizhou were flooded in early April, and the city has experienced heavy rains in recent days.
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