<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/china" rel="" target="_blank" title="China"><span>China</span></a><span> has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Aerial photos from the official Xinhua News Agency show a large section missing from the bridge's curved aquamarine arch.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A bent section of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River below.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/blue-mountains-australia-police-incident/5866891d-cd2f-49b3-9bda-1df08390a302" rel="" target="_blank" title="Investigation underway after three people found unresponsive in Blue Mountains home"><strong><span>Investigation underway after three people found unresponsive in Blue Mountains home</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China's Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. during a tensioning operation, Xinhua said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Boats, a helicopter and robots were being used in the search for the missing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bridge is 1.6 kilometres long and its deck is 55 meters above the surface of the river below, the English-language China Daily newspaper said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/china-bridge-collapse-yellow-river/403a6f0f-c911-4af0-8a3e-bdea2177d57a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>