Medical workers carrying an injuried person out of the rubble of a collapsed restaurant in Linfen, in China's northern Shanxi province. At least 29 people died on August 29 when a restaurant in northern China collapsed, state media said, with rescuers pulling dozens of survivors from the rubble and searching for others believed to be trapped. - AFP
BEIJING, Aug 30, 2020 (AFP): The number of people killed when a restaurant in northern China collapsed has climbed to 29, state media said Sunday, with efforts to find survivors brought to a close.
The two-storey building in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, came down on Saturday morning during an 80th birthday party, according to official news agency Xinhua.
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