The death toll from the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China rose to 74, state media said, in the country's worst work-safety accident in over two years. About 500 rescue workers, including paramilitary police officers, dug through the debris with their hands, according to state broadcaster CCTV. It showed debris strewn across the floor of the cavernous, 165m-high concrete cooling tower, in the middle of which stood an unfinished structure. Construction of the 1000-megawatt coal-fired power plant at the centre of Thursday's accident began in Fengcheng in late 2015 and was expected to be finished in November 2017. Hundreds of coal-fired power plants are under construction in China.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 25, 2016 16:40 UTC