China’s state-run news agency has disclosed that 64 people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a platform at a construction site in Fengcheng city, the southern province of Jiangxi.
The scaffold which collapsed had been built around a cooling tower which was undergoing repairs. Sixty-eight people were working on the platform at the time of the collapse and one person is believed to still be trapped beneath the rubble as rescue efforts continue.
#UPDATE on scaffold collapse at a power plant in Jiangxi Province
– 67 killed
– 2 injured
– 1 still trapped pic.twitter.com/E4uznzvb2q— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) November 24, 2016
#UPDATE Death toll from scaffold collapse rises to over 40 in a power plant Jiangxi Province, Xinhua reports quoting rescue staff pic.twitter.com/m24udRqFNt
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) November 24, 2016