Guangdong, As of 5:30 on Thursday, the death toll has risen to 36 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province early on Wednesday morning, causing 23 vehicles to plunge, local authorities said. Another 30 people are receiving hospital treatment, and none of them are in life-threatening condition, according to authorities of Meizhou city, Xinhua News Agency reported. The collapse happened around 2:10 a.m. on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou. The collapsed section measures 17.9 meters long and covers an area of 184.3 square meters, officials said. Aerial photos show one side of the expressway caved in, causing vehicles to roll down a slope. Source: Bahrain News Agency