Landslide Collapses Hongqi Bridge on China’s National Highway 317 With No Reported Injuries

Overview

• The bridge and an adjacent stretch of National Highway 317 in Sichuan collapsed on Tuesday near Maerkang after a slope failure.
• Monitoring teams detected deformation on Monday, and Sichuan Daily reported authorities raised the risk level at 17:25 and activated an emergency plan.
• Public security, transport and natural-resources crews removed all stranded vehicles by 23:00 and barred access to unauthorized people.
• Officials report no casualties, and traffic on the affected section remains suspended with drivers directed to alternate routes.
• A video shared on Chinese social media shows the slope giving way and the bridge and roadway segment crashing down in a cloud of dust.