More than 21,600 hazardous bridges in China have been renovated in the past 12 years, and transportation authorities across the country are attaching more importance to this issue.
At least three buildings collapsed on Monday afternoon after subsidence in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
With persistent rains battering Beijing, the number of collapsed pavements has been soaring.
The ramp of a multimillion-dollar bridge in northeast China collapsed early Friday morning, sending four trucks falling 30 meters to the ground, killing three people and injuring five.
At least nine people died and 11 others were injured after a truck loaded with fireworks exploded and caused part of a highway bridge to collapse in Henan.