11 dead in gym roof collapse in NE China(1/4)

Firefighters transport equipment during a rescue operation at the site where the roof of a school gymnasium collapsed in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Yuhang)

Eleven people were killed in a roof collapse in a middle school gymnasium on Sunday. There were 19 people in the gymnasium at the No. 34 Middle School of Qiqihar when the accident occurred. Four people escaped on their own and 15 were trapped.

Rescuers work at the collapse site in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Yuhang)

Rescuers work at the collapse site in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Yuhang)

Rescuers work at the collapse site in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Yuhang)