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At least 40 killed in scaffolding collapse in China
At least 40 people are dead after scaffolding collapsed at a building site in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi.
The work platform, which was attached to a cooling tower being built at a power plant in Fengcheng, gave way at about 7.30am local time on Thursday (11.30pm UK time).
The official Xinhua News Agency said at least 40 people had been killed, while an unknown number of others were still trapped in the debris.
TV footage from the scene showed iron pipes and wooden planks strewn across the floor of the massive concrete cooling tower.
