Overview

• State media report a steel cable failure caused a 108-meter central arch of the Jianzha Yellow River Bridge in Qinghai to drop into the river on Aug. 22.
• CCTV video showed the mid-arch section giving way; officials said 15 workers and a project manager were on site when the collapse occurred.
• Rescuers have deployed 806 personnel, 91 vehicles, 27 boats, a helicopter and five robots, with hospitals activating green channels for treatment.
• China Daily and CNS cite local emergency authorities confirming 12 dead and four still unaccounted for as search operations continue.
• The Ministry of Emergency Management dispatched a task force to direct rescue efforts and opened an investigation into the construction failure.