GUANGZHOU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The collapse of a road that killedeight people in south China's Guangdong Province was caused byflooding.
The collapse happened around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday at a subwayconstruction site in Foshan city. Eight people were killed on thespot, three are missing and nine have been taken to hospital,according to the city government.
According to preliminary investigation, a sudden flood occurredat the construction site at 7 p.m. The collapse came after a tunnelsegment was damaged by water.
The collapse stretched more than 30 meters. Enditem