The roof of a school gym collapsed in China, killing 11 people in a horrifying event that shocked locals. The tragic accident occurred recently, leaving families, students and local officials in mourning and searching for answers.
Concerns have been raised about the safety of the buildings and maintenance standards due to the disaster, prompting investigations into why the collapse occurred. As the country mourns this heartbreaking loss, there is a growing call for responsibility and action to prevent similar calamities in the future.
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The concrete roof of a school gym collapsed in the Chinese city of Qiqihar, killing nearly a dozen, many of whom were reportedly young volleyball players, with authorities blaming the catastrophe on illegal equipment piled on the roof.
The collapse of the No. 34 High School in Longsha District in Qiqihar, located in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, was reported early Sunday afternoon. Still, the last person recovered from the wreckage was discovered Monday morning.
Investigators stated that there were 19 people in the gym when the disaster occurred, and four escaped. According to a parent, the incident occurred when a girls’ volleyball team was practicing in the gym.
“The team was made up of students from various grades. They had just returned to school a few days earlier after an out-of-town competition,” a witness told state radio. It was not clear if the victims were adults, but state radio said Sunday that the team’s coach was buried under rubble.
According to a family member who spoke to reporters from a state-backed media site, her niece was a member of the school’s girls’ volleyball team and was working out in the gym at the time of the incident.
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An angry father protested in a viral video on social media that the government sent the police to keep an eye on the parents but no one to keep an eye on their children. “They say my daughter left, but we never saw her. When the young people were taken to the hospital, her faces were all smeared with mud and blood. ‘Please let me identify the young man,'” I begged.
“And if it wasn’t my son?” the father wondered. Heavy rain fell in the region and in various sections of China this weekend, creating flooding in some areas.
Xinhua said a preliminary investigation found that construction workers illegally placed perlite, a mineral with a high water content that can absorb water, on the gym’s roof while building a teaching center adjacent to the gym.
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According to state media, the perlite was soaked with water and accumulated weight due to persistent rains, causing the roof to collapse.
According to Xinhua, an extensive investigation is underway and those who control the construction company have been taken into police custody.
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