Nine people have been killed in China after a factory roof collapsed under tons of fresh snow.
China's state news agency Xinhua said the accident in the country's northeast Heilongjiang Province happened at around 1.10pm yesterday in blizzard conditions, in the city of Mudanjiang.
Nine people were buried in the rubble of the three-storey factory, where workers assembled household goods in round-the-clock shifts.
Rescuers worked for nine hours to clear the debris, but have now recovered all of the bodies.
Survivors said they ran for their lives after hearing cracking and groaning as the roof caved in.
Officials are now preparing to check the safety of buildings across the city as very heavy snowfall puts extra pressure on standing structures.
Heavy snow has been falling across northeastern China, forcing roads to close and leading to flights being cancelled.
Wednesday 27 November 2013
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/chinese-factory-roof-collapse-nine-2856947
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