19 Dead and 30 Injured After Expressway in Southern China Collapses

Nineteen people are dead and 30 injured after a highway in China's Guangdong province collapsed early Wednesday morning.

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00:00 At least 19 people are dead and 30 injured after part of a highway in southern China

00:05 collapsed overnight.

00:07 About 18 meters of the Meilong Expressway in Meizhou, Guangdong Province, crumbled just

00:12 after 2 a.m. on Wednesday when a sinkhole opened under the road.

00:16 Eighteen cars fell into the hole, with some cars catching on fire.

00:20 The southern province has been devastated by more than a week of heavy rains, leading

00:24 to floods that have swamped major cities and destroyed bridges.

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