Sharjah24 - WAM: The death toll from the collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong province that caused vehicles to tumble down a slope has risen to 48, with rescue work hampered by mudslides, state media said on Thursday, as it was reported.

The collapse, triggered by heavy rain, occurred after midnight on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway, Xinhua News Agency reported, adding that 17.9 metres of the road gave way and caused 23 vehicles to plunge. Another 30 people sustained injuries, it said.