Guanghan:
Two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river on Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but all passengers were able to escape safely, state media reported.
The accident happened in Guanghan, a city about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, when floods loosened piers on the Shitingjiang bridge, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The website of the provincial propaganda department said no fatalities were reported by railway officials.
Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV aired video of the broken bridge surrounded by high levels of flood water.
In another photograph broadcast on CCTV, the top of the train carriage could be seen submerged in water.
The train was travelling from Xi'an in northwestern Shaanxi province to Kunming in southwestern Yunnan province.
Heavy rains fell in Sichuan province overnight on Wednesday, CCTV reported.
China has been hit hard by floods and landslides in recent months that have left hundreds dead and washed away settlements in some parts of the country.
The storms have caused tens of billions of US dollars in damage.
The accident happened in Guanghan, a city about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, when floods loosened piers on the Shitingjiang bridge, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The website of the provincial propaganda department said no fatalities were reported by railway officials.
Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV aired video of the broken bridge surrounded by high levels of flood water.
In another photograph broadcast on CCTV, the top of the train carriage could be seen submerged in water.
The train was travelling from Xi'an in northwestern Shaanxi province to Kunming in southwestern Yunnan province.
Heavy rains fell in Sichuan province overnight on Wednesday, CCTV reported.
China has been hit hard by floods and landslides in recent months that have left hundreds dead and washed away settlements in some parts of the country.
The storms have caused tens of billions of US dollars in damage.
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