Landslide blocks expressway in Zhejiang (newsphoto) Updated: 2004-12-13 08:43
Highway landslide: A landslide occurred in the
evening on December 11 at Liushi Township section along the
Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway in East China's Zhejiang Province. One
side of the expressway of about 50 metres was blocked by about 3,000 cubic
metres of earth and stones. Officials estimate the traffic may be resumed
within two days if all goes well with the clean-up effort. It is reported
that there were two passing vehicles when the landslide occurred, but no
casualties were reported so far. [newsphoto]
Rescuers search for possible missing vehicles
at the section of the landslide-hit expressway in East China's Zhejiang
Province, December 12, 2004. It is reported that there were two passing
vehicles when the landslide occurred, but no casualties were reported so
far. [newsphoto]
The Liushi Township section along the
Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Expressway in Zhejiang Province is blocked by about
3,000 cubic metres of earth and stones after a landslide hit the area in
the evening on December 11, 2004. [newsphoto]
Rescue operation is underway at the section of
the expressway. It is reported that there were two passing vehicles when
the landslide occurred, but no casualties were reported so far.
[newsphoto]
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