5 Filipinos injured, 3 missing as Taiwan bridge collapsesBy The Manila TimesFIVE Filipinos were injured while three others remained missing when a bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed on Tuesday, an official of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said in a live television interview on Tuesday. READ: Bridge collapses in Taiwan bay, 5 feared missingDirector Gerry de Belen of the Administration and Information Office did not divulge the identities of the injured but told TV Patrol news on ABS-CBN that they were recovering at a nearby hospital. De Belen said search and rescue operations were ongoing for the three and other victims of the incident. The bridge collapsed at about 9:30 a.m. in Nanfangao, a tiny but often-crowded Pacific coast fishing village, when a large oil tanker crossed it and then tumbled backward as the cable-supported structure collapsed.

Source: Manila Times October 01, 2019 11:03 UTC