Beijing-Sana
The Chinese authorities announced that five workers are missing after they fell into the sea when a bridge girder under construction in Guangdong Province, south China, collapsed today.
The workers who were working on the construction of the Jinhai Bridge in Jinyuan District of the province fell into the sea after the bridge's beam collapsed and have not been found yet, Xinhua quoted the provincial emergency management office as saying.
He added that search and rescue operations are underway to rescue them, in addition to the authorities opening an investigation to find out the circumstances of the accident.