Urgent rescue and evacuation work in China
2008-01-29 19:17:03 Xinhua English
Passengers stranded in Beijng-Zhuhai expressway, who have been evacuated to Xiangtan City, receive meals in a hotel where they are settled, in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, central China, Jan. 29, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Working staff give drinking water to passengers once stranded in Beijng-Zhuhai expressway, who are now settled in Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, south China, Jan. 29, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
A soldier gives free steamed bread for passengers who are stranded in an expressway in Ruyuan County, Shaoguan City, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 29, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Medical staff do the physical examination for a passenger once stranded in Beijng-Zhuhai expressway, who has been evacuated to Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, central China, Jan. 29, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
A mobile oil-filling vehicle providing diesel for stranded vehicles in an expressway parks in Ruyuan County, Shaoguan City, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 29, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
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Due to the closure of the expressway linking Beijing with Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province a week ago, more than 20,000 vehicles with 60,000 people were stranded near Hunan's Xiangtan City. Hunan Province carried out urgent rescue and evacuation work on Tuesday. Up to 12 a.m. on Jan. 29, the stranded vehicles were decreased to 6,400 with about 20,000 people on board.
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