A flood-swollen river has caused a village bridge to collapse in central China, killing 37 people. Six people were rescued, and another 13 people are still missing as search operations continue.

河水暴涨造成的洪流冲垮了村庄里的一座桥，导致37人死亡。6人被营救出来，但仍有13人下落不明，搜救行动还在进行中。

The accident happened after a 153-meter-long bridge in the mountainous Luanchuan county in central China's Henan Province, collapsed on Saturday afternoon. Most of the people on the bridge fell into the river, that has been raging after weeks of torrential rains. An investigation into the collapse is underway, but officials say the 22-year-old bridge's structure was not strong enough to counter recent floods.

这次事件发生在周六下午河南省中心栾川县一座大桥坍塌之后。几乎所有桥上的人都掉进了水中，疯狂的雨已经连续下了几星期。一个关于本次坍塌的调查报告还在研究中，但政府官员称这座桥有22年的历史，结构并不足以抵抗最近的洪水袭击。