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12 dead, 4 missing after NW China bridge construction accident

CGTN

 , Updated 19:21, 22-Aug-2025

A steel cable failure during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province left 12 people dead and four others missing as of 6 p.m. Friday.

The cable broke at around 3:10 a.m. on Friday at the site of a bridge under construction on the Qinghai section of the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway.

Rescue and emergency response efforts are underway.

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