Death toll from bridge collapse in China’s Shaanxi province raised to 38. Two dozen still missing

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 38 from the partial collapse of a highway bridge that plunged two dozen vehicles into a rushing river two weeks ago, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported Friday evening, while a separate tunnel collapse and landslides in southwestern Sichuan province in the early morning Saturday have killed at least two. The report said 24 people were still missing from the July 19 disaster in the province of Shaanxi in China’s northwest. In Sichuan province’s Kangding city, heavy rain caused flash floods and landslides on Saturday, sweeping away houses and killing two people, and causing a nearby highway bridge connecting two tunnels to collapse. . Twelve more are missing.