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China high-speed railway section collapses after heavy rains

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  March 13, 2012

A section of an unopened high-speed railway collapsed last week in central China’s Hubei province after heavy rains, renewing safety concerns prompted by a fatal crash last year. Hundreds of workers have been sent to make repairs to the 984-foot roadbed after the Friday failure in Qianjiang city, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday, citing local authorities.

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