Mudslide causes underground car park to collapse in China

A newly-built underground car park has partially collapsed in eastern China after heavy rain, according to Chinese media reports.

Part of the building in Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province came down after the downpour caused a mudslide on top of the car park, the news website Thepaper.cn reported.

The rest of the building is in danger of collapsing, posing a danger to nearby homes, the report said.

The car park was built a for new residential complex in the area.

The mudslide happened at about 10pm on Tuesday when residents heard a sound like an “explosion”, the article said.