新闻来源：www.foxnews.com
原文地址：11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms
新闻日期：2024-07-20
中国西北地区公路桥部分结构垮塌致11人死亡、30人失踪。
据官方消息，陕西省贾什口县的救援行动仍在进行，已有5辆车从桥梁上掉落并被找到，但仍有20辆车和30人下落不明。西南部四川省的情况类似，有约30人失踪，40幢房屋被毁。
这些地区的洪灾和泥石流尤为常见，原因在于山脉地形和穿越其中的强劲河流。中国经济快速增长后，道路、高铁和机场建设项目急剧增加，但在高速增长过程中，基础设施的质量问题、安全监管缺失以及各行业为了节省成本而采取的措施导致了一连串的致命事故。
陕西省是中华文明的重要发源地之一，是秦始皇帝的故乡，他留下了著名的兵马俑作为陵墓的一部分，每年吸引大量游客。
原文摘要：
Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died and 30 are missing in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest of the country following heavy storms and flooding. A similar number are missing in the southwest after dozens of houses were destroyed by storms. The official Xinhua News Agency said five vehicles that fell off the bridge have been recovered after the structure in Shaanxi province crumbled at around 8:40 p.m. Friday. A photo released by Xinhua showed a section of the bridge snapped and folded down at almost a 90-degree angle into the rushing brown water below. FLOODING IN CHINA WORSENS, PROMPTING THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE It said rescue operations were still underway Saturday in the province’s Zhashui county, with some 20 cars and 30 people still missing. In Sichuan province to the southwest, an estimated 30 people were missing and around 40 houses wrecked in flooding and storms, Xinhua reported. It said roads, bridges and communication networks in hardest hit Hanyuan county had been damaged or knocked out and that rescue teams had been working since before dawn to restore communications and transport connections. As its economy boomed over recent decades, China built a huge network of highways, high-speed railways and airports, most of which have helped fuel further growth. However, a dramatic decline in that economic expansion, the poor-quality infrastructure, poor safety supervision and a desire to cut corners by industries looking to save money have led to a steady stream of deadly accidents. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP China’s western and southwestern provinces are particularly prone to flooding and landslides due to their mountainous landscapes and the powerful rivers that run through them. Mining, tourism and rising urbanization have also disturbed a precarious balance with the natural environment that had been sustained over thousands of years. Shaanxi is best known as one of the fulcrums of Chinese civilization, from which emerged the first emperor, Qinshi Huangdi, who left the famed terracotta army as his legacy outside the capital Xi’an as part of a vast tomb complex that attracts massive numbers of visitors each year.
