Chinese language bridge collapse kills not less than 12 development staff

The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a significant river in China has killed not less than 12 staff and left 4 others lacking, state media stories mentioned.

Aerial images from the official Xinhua Information Company present a big part lacking from the bridge’s curved aquamarine arch. A bent part of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River beneath.

Sixteen staff had been on the bridge in northwest China’s Qinghai province when a metal cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday (August 22, 2025) throughout a tensioning operation, Xinhua mentioned. Boats, a helicopter and robots had been getting used within the seek for the lacking.

The bridge is 1.6km lengthy and its deck is 55m above the floor of the river beneath, the English-language China Each day newspaper mentioned.