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Pictures: China restaurant collapses during birthday party, killing 29

A total of 57 people have been pulled from the debris of the collapsed restaurant

Published: August 30, 2020 11:51 AFP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 548777-01-02-1598773911809 — The number of people killed when a restaurant in northern China collapsed has climbed to 29, state media said Sunday, with efforts to find survivors brought to a close. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 545124-01-02-1598773906583 — The two-storey building in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, came down on Saturday morning during a birthday party banquet for an 80-year-old person at the Juxian Restaurant in Chenzhuang village. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 548778-01-02-1598773915090 — A total of 57 people have been pulled from the debris of the Juxian restaurant, with dozens injured. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 548780-01-02-1598773922390 — Seven people are seriously hurt, although Xinhua said the injuries were "not life-threatening". Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of China_Building_Collapse_52460.jpg-d75a3-1598773895077 — State broadcaster CGTN said the rescue operation ended in the early hours of Sunday morning. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 548779-01-02-1598773918648 — The cause of the collapse is unknown and the central government's State Council said it would supervise an investigation by provincial authorities. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of China_Building_Collapse_59820.jpg-56ee4-1598773901360 — Footage on the CGTN website showed the roof caved in, with rescue equipment lifting rubble from the site. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of China_Building_Collapse_01532.jpg-e10bf-1598773930130 — Rescuers in orange overalls and hard hats combed the crumbled ruin as a painting remained hanging on one of the few walls still intact. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 545123-01-02-1598773903973 — Seven hundred people were involved in the rescue operation, CGTN said. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of China_Building_Collapse_14790.jpg-d7063-1598773937422 — Rescuers and medics gather near the site of a collapsed two-story restaurant in Xiangfen county in northern China's Shanxi province. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 545132-01-02-1598773908765 — Medical workers carry an injuried person out of the rubble of a collapsed restauran. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of China_Building_Collapse_88583.jpg-95204-1598773898405 — Rescuers search for victims in the aftermath of the collapse of a two-story restaurant in Xiangfen county in northern China's Shanxi province. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-08-30T054250Z_35210371_RC25OI922OT6_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-ACCIDENT-1598773926400 — Rescue workers are seen at the site where a restaurant collapsed, in Xiangfen, Shanxi province. Image Credit: REUTERS

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