By Ronald sserwadda

Around 30 individuals required medical attention and hospitalization after being rescued from their vehicles due to a road collapse. The incident caused the road to cave in, trapping the occupants of several cars. Emergency services were quick to respond and conduct the rescue operation, ensuring the safety of those affected. The individuals were then transported to hospitals for further treatment and evaluation of their injuries.

At least 24 people have been killed after part of a highway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province.

State broadcaster CCTV reported a 17.9-metre (58.7-foot) stretch of the S12 highway between Meizhou city and Dabu county caved in at about 2:10am on Wednesday (18:10 GMT on Tuesday), trapping dozens of people in their vehicles.

CCTV had earlier reported that 19 people had been confirmed dead. It added that 30 were receiving emergency care in hospital.

The lives of those in hospital were “not currently at risk,” it added but did not go into detail on the injuries.

Social media footage shared by local news outlets showed flames and smoke rising from a deep, dark pit into which the cars appeared to have fallen.

Authorities have sent about 500 people to the site to help with the rescue operation, CCTV reported.

The cause of the collapse was not specified.

Guangdong has been hit by a series of extreme weather events in recent weeks, from heavy rain to flooding and a deadly tornado.