Search, rescue efforts intensify for victims of China bridge collapse

XI'AN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are redoubling their efforts to find the victims of a bridge collapse in northwest China's Shaanxi Province by optimizing on-site search-and-rescue operations.

More than 20 vehicles plunged into the Jinqian River on July 19 after the collapse of a 40-meter section of a highway bridge in Zhashui County in the city of Shangluo, Shaanxi, following a flash flood triggered by a hea