An overpass in the one of the host cities of the World Cup has collapsed on a busy highway, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others.
With more on this story, we now turn to Paul Yi at the News Center.
Paul, do we know what caused this deadly collapse?

The overpass was still under construction in the south-eastern city of Belo Horizonte, which is scheduled to host a semifinal match of the World Cup next week.
Rescue crews are trying to break through the huge block of concrete and steel to reach cars that are still trapped underneath.
Protesters are blaming the government and FIFA for the accident.
Our Kwon Soa reports.

"FIFA GO HOME FIFA GO HOME "

The collapse of an overpass under construction in one of the World Cup host cities Thursday local time has spurred on protesters, who had already been going strong for months.
The overpass in the city of Belo Horizonte was located around three kilometers away from Mineirao Stadium, where a semifinal match will be played next week.


"The overpass started falling from the left to the right. I had no time to see anything else, so we just ran away."

The bridge crushed a commuter bus and a car... killing at least one person, and injuring 19, according to the city's fire department.
The health department earlier said two people died, but the second death has not yet been confirmed.


"There were certainly some errors, I don't want to risk any speculation at this point. An investigation will show what happened."

Protesters are back on the streets, as they are blaming the government and FIFA for heavy spending on the World Cup and delays in infrastructure projects for the accident.
They held signs saying, "This is the reality of the Cup" and "World Cup disaster: put it on FIFA's bill."


"We are questioning for who is the World Cup because it's not for the Brazilian people. We have been asking that since last year, since a long time ago that the government start to do crazy politicals for the World Cup."

Last month, one person died in the collapse of a monorail train construction project.
Eight workers were killed in the construction of stadiums for the international football event.
Kwon Soa, Arirang News.


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