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10 dead, 1 still trapped after gym roof collapses in northeast China
Updated 09:09, 24-Jul-2023
CGTN

Ten people were confirmed dead and another person remained trapped after the roof of a school gymnasium collapsed Sunday in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

As of 5:30 a.m. Monday, 14 people have been pulled from the rubble, of which four did not have any vital signs and six died despite treatment. Rescue efforts are still underway.

(Cover: Firefighters at the scene after the roof of a school gymnasium collapsed in Qiqihar in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 23, 2023./ National Fire and Rescue Administration)

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