Part of expressway bridge in Guizhou collapses as rain, floods batter region

A section of a bridge on the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway in Guizhou province collapsed on Tuesday morning following a landslide brought on by prolonged heavy rainfall. No casualties have been reported.

The collapse occurred at about 7:40 am in Sandu county as a truck was crossing the bridge. The driver was rescued by emergency teams, according to local authorities.

Drone footage showed three construction vehicles underneath the fallen span. The vehicles belonged to nearby villages and were unoccupied at the time of the collapse, officials said.