The railway from Baoji City in Shaanxi Province of northwest China
to Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, reopened
Monday morning after being closed due to heavy rainfall.
Around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, after days of continuous heavy rainstorms,
a mud-rock flow washed across a railway section in the mountain
area near Baoji City, collapsing the groundwork which was 20 meters
deep and 30 meters long.
The local railway administration closed the section immediately and
carried out repairs.
More than 2,000 armed police and workers from the administration
were sent to work at the site while temporary detour trains were
arranged to carry short-distance passengers.
At
7:50 a.m. Monday, the railway resumed normal service.
(Xinhua News Agency July 14, 2003)
