Dozens of men in life jackets climb the foot of the mountain carrying aid kits.
Relief boxes containing emergency food such as sausages and bread were delivered to stopped trains, and thousands of passengers survived on the train for more than a day with the food in these boxes.
Typhoon Eagle, which struck southeast China and caused about 900,000 victims, landed in northeast China, including Beijing, from the 29th.
An average of 176 millimeters of rain per day fell, especially over 580 millimeters in the mountainous area of Mentougou in northern Beijing.
In the end, three trains heading to the center of Beijing through this area stopped in the mountainous area on the morning of the 30th.
Passengers became stranded, and some passengers tried to escape but gave up and returned due to the pouring rain.
In the end, about 2,600 passengers and dozens of crew members on three trains had no choice but to get stuck on the train.
Even communication was cut off due to heavy rain.
Some passengers even caused a commotion on the train. However, local media reported that the passengers were able to find stability thanks to the efforts of the crew and the 12-kilometer food distribution operation involving the military.
Earlier, on the 29th, a red warning was issued for heavy rain in northeast China, including Beijing and Hebei province.
In particular, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, recorded a cumulative rainfall of 1,000 mm, which in a normal year would have rained for two years in just two days.
The Beijing Meteorological Observatory also explained that the rain that fell for four days from the 29th of last month was the highest in the past 140 years.
The heavy rains have left 20 dead and 19 missing in Beijing and Hebei provinces.
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2023-08-02 08:28:34
