A bridge located in Pingjiang County, northeast of Hunan Province suddenly collapsed on the morning of the 13th.
Soldiers and men rushed to the scene of the incident and started the rescue work. The number of people walking on the bridge when it collapsed is unknown yet.
There was heavy rain on May 12th, Pingjiang County was the center of torrential rain. 3590 houses in Pingjiang county collapsed during the night, over 20 million people were affected.