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.
In another photograph broadcast on CCTV, the top of the train carriage could be seen submerged in water.
Heavy rains fell in Sichuan province overnight on Wednesday, CCTV reported.
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.
In another photograph broadcast on CCTV, the top of the train carriage could be seen submerged in water.
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Heavy rains fell in Sichuan province overnight on Wednesday, CCTV reported.
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The storms have caused tens of billions of US dollars in damage.
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