 A statement by the provincial authority said the bridge in Xiangluo City collapsed on Friday due to a sudden downpour and flash floods. Rescue teams have so far recovered five vehicles that had fallen into the river. The family of the US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says she's died. She was 74 and had been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. Born in New York, the Democrat trained in law and became a municipal judge in Texas.