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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — China has set up a joint task force to lead the response and investigation into the suspension bridge incident at a scenic park in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that left five people dead and 24 injured.
A joint task force formed by the Work Safety Commission of the State Council, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration has been dispatched to the scene in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in northern Xinjiang, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at 6:18 p.m. in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, when one of the bridge's supporting cables snapped, causing the bridge deck to tilt and causing a total of 29 people to fall.
The joint working group will instruct local authorities on how to provide assistance to victims, eliminate the consequences of the accident and investigate the circumstances and causes of the tragedy.
The parties concerned were urged to learn lessons from the incident, promptly identify the causes, strengthen security measures and develop measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. -0-
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