One person killed after roof collapses at a market in Hunan province, China; weight of snow may have been to blame - Chinese report

One person was killed when the roof of a market collapsed in Yiyang, Hunan Province, China. At around 10:15 a.m. on the 5th (local time), part of the roof of a market in Minami Prefecture of the city collapsed.
. It has been raining and snowing intermittently in the prefecture for the past few days, and the roof appears to have collapsed under the weight of the snow. The collapse area is approximately 1000 square meters. 14 people were trapped, but at 1 p.m.
By that time everyone had been rescued. Both were taken to the hospital, but one of them was confirmed dead. The remaining 13 people are said to have no life-threatening injuries.
A woman who was selling vegetables inside the market said, ``The roof started to collapse from the edges, and everyone immediately ran outside.''
"The weather has been bad for the past few days, and many stores were not open on the morning of the 5th. By 10 a.m., the number of shoppers had decreased, so some stores were about to close. That's it
"It was," he revealed.