China News Service, Chengdu, August 31 (Liu Zhongjun and Wang Peng) A reporter learned from China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on the 31st that due to heavy rainfall, a debris flow occurred in the section from Hanyuan Niri to Suxiong Station on the Chengdu-Kunming Railway. Leading to the suspension of railway traffic.
The Chengdu-Kunming railway section damaged by mudslides. Photo by Liu Weijian
At about 20 o'clock on August 30, affected by the continuous heavy rainfall in Sichuan, a debris flow geological disaster occurred in the section from Hanyuan Niri to Suxiong Station on the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, causing the line to be interrupted. The pictures and videos from the front showed that the debris flow occurred in a large area, and the debris flow blocked the tunnel and destroyed the power grid and bridge.
The staff are investigating the disaster situation of the mudslide. Photo by Liu Weijian
After the disaster occurred, the railway department immediately activated an emergency response plan, and the staff quickly rushed to the scene to investigate the disaster and organize emergency rescue forces. Affected by this, passenger and freight trains on the Chengdu-Kunming Railway were temporarily suspended. (Finish)