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Heavy rain disrupts rail traffic in southwest China
GUIYANG, June 22, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Continuous heavy rain has disrupted
rail traffic in southwest China, with six high-speed trains being halted
Thursday.
Railway authorities are checking a section of the high-speed rail line
between Kunming and Shanghai in Guizhou Province to ensure transport safety,
the China Railway Chengdu Group said.
The authorities closed the section between Guiding and Kaili following the
torrential rains.
As a result, two trains running between Guiyang and Hangzhou, two between
Guiyang and Ningbo and two between Guiyang and Tongren were suspended
Thursday.
Heavy rain has been battering most of Guizhou since Tuesday and the
provincial weather service has issued an orange alert, the second-highest,
against potential disasters.
In the 24 hours to 8 a.m. Thursday, a town in the Qiandongnan Miao and
Dong Autonomous Prefecture received the largest precipitation of 143.1 mm.
The rain is forecast to last until Sunday and the largest accumulated
precipitation is expected to exceed 200 mm.
The provincial weather service has asked the public to guard against
potential flash floods, landslides and water logging in urban areas.
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