At least nine dead after massive snowstorm hits northeast China
With an average daily snowfall of 11.4mm, the region has seen its worst blizzard in 50 years
A collapsed factory roof killed nine workers yesterday in Heilongjiang, a northeast Chinese province that has been hit with its worst snowstorm in 50 years.
The incident occurred in Mudanjiang, a prefecture-level city located in the south of Heilongjiang.
The roof of the factory, a food processing facility located on Mudanjiang city’s Konka Street, collapsed due to heavy snowfall, Xinhua reports confirmed.
A nine hour rescue attempt that saw local authorities digging through factory rubble revealed the bodies of nine workers, who have yet to be identified.
Mudanjiang and the rest of Heilongjiang have been pummelled mercilessly by blizzards since Saturday.