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Urgent rescue and evacuation work in China
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| 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. 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. (Xinhua Photo) |
