CHINA DAILY SATURDAY, AUGUST 04, 2012 weekend • 15 9 killed on hammer railway bridge eastern By CHEN XIN [email protected]

A freight train hit and killed nine people at the Funing section of the provinces Datong- Railway in North China’s Hebei province on Friday By JIN ZHU in Beijing lapse before my eyes,”said Shen morning, the Ministry of and SUN LI in Kaixuan, from Jufeng township Railways said. of Rizhao, 347 kilometers away The accident happened More than 2 million residents from Jinan, the capital of Shan- at 5:28 am, and four other in ’s coastal regions dong province. people were injured, a min- were aff ected by two typhoons Th e 21-year-old student told istry statement said. on Friday, and one person died China Daily on Friday that he The injured have been in province, even went to bed as usual on Th urs- sent to hospitals for emer- as the tempests weakened to day night because the rain was gency treatment and their tropical storms after making not very heavy. SI WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY lives were out of danger as landfall. Since Wednesday, fi ve people A woman picks up her belongings from the debris of a makeshift house destroyed in a in Ganyu, province, on Friday. of 4 pm, according to a state- As of 10 am on Friday, Saola in have died, two remain made landfall in the province late on Thursday night, bringing heavy rains and gales, and causing damages. ment from the Qinhuang- and Damrey had forced the missing and more than 16 have dao municipal government. evacuation of about 124,000 suffered injuries because of RAINFALL FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS CAUSED BY er surnamed Chen with taxi driver, said on Friday. Th e ministry said torren- residents in Jiangsu province, , according to TYPHOON DAMREY AND TYPHOON SAOLA Comfort Travel Co. Meanwhile, the death toll tial rain destroyed paths near 180,000 in Shandong province, the island’s emergency opera- Trips to some coastal scenic from Beijing’s devastating their homes, so people from (8 pm Friday to 6 pm Saturday) 237,000 in province, tion center. spots have been canceled, Chen downpour on July 21 rose to 78 three villages had to walk and 173,000 in Fujian province, The Chinese mainland- said. aft er another body was discov- close to the railway tracks. according to the Ministry of based Association for Relations But Gulangyu, a popular ered, government authorities When they reached the Civil Aff airs. Across the Taiwan Straits sent Beijing tourist destination in Xiamen, said on Friday. Miwuhe railway bridge, they Th e two typhoons landed less a letter of condolence to the remained open on Friday aft er- The body of a 65-year-old were hit by a freight train. than 10 hours apart on Th urs- Taiwan-based Straits Exchange noon as the city was barely man from neighboring Hebei “Th e connection between day evening and Friday morn- Foundation on Friday over the affected, said an official with province was retrieved from a the villages and the outside ing, according to the National devastation wrought by the Gulangyu Management Com- pond near Dongguan village world had been cut off , so Meteorological Center. typhoon. mittee. of Fangshan district, accord- the villagers could only walk Th e storms brought torrential The letter said the ARATS The combined impact of ing to a statement issued by along the narrow paths on rain to Jiangsu and the south- was “deeply concerned” about Saola and Damrey will con- the Beijing municipal govern- the two sides of the railway ern coastal areas of Shandong the death and injuries as well as tinue to dump rain on Fujian, ment on its offi cial Sina Weibo bridge and that led to the early on Friday morning aft er property losses caused by the Heavy rain (0-49.9 mm) Zhejiang, , Hebei, Liaon- micro blog, citing the city’s tragedy,” an unnamed local Damrey landed in Jiangsu at floods and mudslides on the Torrential rain (50-99.9 mm) ing, and Tianjin in the next two floods control and drought villager was quoted as saying about 9:30 pm on Th ursday, the island, and it asked SEF to con- Downpour (100- 250mm) days, with the highest rainfall relief offi ce. by Xinhua News Agency. center said. vey its “sincere sympathy” to reaching 300 mm in parts of Th e statement also said one “Some villagers were Similar weather hit Fujian relevant authorities and aff ected adding that observatories and heavy rainfall will lash more than coastal regions in Fujian and of the 11 unidentified bodies killed by the train and some and its neighboring provinces people, Xinhua News Agency hydrologic monitoring stations 10 provinces and municipalities Zhejiang, according to the Chi- previously discovered had been were knocked down from on Friday morning aft er Saola reported. should enhance monitoring and in coming days. na Meteorological Administra- identifi ed. the 10-meter high bridge,” made landfall in Fuding city at Premier Wen Jiabao called guard against possible disasters. Chen Weifeng, mayor of tion on Friday. Nearly two weeks ago, the the villager said. 6:50 am, it said. for intensifying flood-control Local authorities need to Qinyu in Fujian province, said In Tianjin, a city that has Chinese capital received its Further investigations are Th is was only the second time eff orts and ensuring the safety improve the construction of that although the typhoon has rarely seen flooding in the heaviest rain in six decades. under way. that China has braced for dual of the public amid recent severe infrastructure such as flood- made landfall, the town will still past decade, self-protection Average precipitation hit 170 Th e Datong-Qinhuangd- typhoons since 1949. Zhang fl ooding in several areas. control facilities and sewage be geared up to tackle the down- became a hot topic among mm, while a township in the ao Railway is the main chan- Chang’an, deputy director of the Wen made the remarks dur- networks, which he said have pour and prevent marine staff local residents since it was hit suburban district of Fangshan nel transporting coal from typhoon and marine meteorolo- ing a two-day tour of Henan been overlooked in many cities. and fi shermen from going back by the heavy rainfalls in July recorded 460 mm of rainfall. the resource-rich Shanxi gy center of the China Meteoro- and Hubei provinces, where He ordered local offi cials to to sea to ensure safety. that fl ooded many downtown and Shaanxi provinces and logical Administration, said on he inspected local fl ood-con- draw up emergency response The command center of streets, vehicles and even hous- Wang Qian in Jinan contrib- the Inner Mongolia autono- Th ursday that in 2006, Typhoon trol facilities and water-con- plans to minimize losses in the Fuzhou airport said 28 fl ights es. uted to this story. mous region to the port city Bopha and Typhoon Saomai trol projects, including Th ree event of severe fl ooding. have been canceled because of “I am ready to go home when of Qinhuangdao. caused severe losses. Gorges Dam, Xinhua News Th e National Meteorological strong winds. the weather changes. When the Contact the writers at jinzhu@ An insider with the rail- Witnesses to the storm Agency reported on Th ursday. Center alerted local authorities Tourism in Fujian also took heavy rain comes, I would rath- chinadaily.com.cn and sunli@ way industry was quoted by described their terror. He urged local authorities to gear up their preparations for a toll, as individual tourists er stay at home for safety than chinadaily.com.cn people.com.cn, the website “It’s too scary! I never to ensure safety and conduct natural disasters such as fl oods, and tour groups have dropped drive outside to make money,” of the People’s Daily, as say- thought my house would col- evacuations in a timely manner, mudslides and landslides since because of Saola, said a manag- Wang Yongqiang, a 43-year-old ing that due to the heavy load of trains, the railway indus- try has been concerned with problems connected with OVERSEAS TOURISTS TO BEIJING locomotive brakes. Meanwhile, debris caused Beijing sees slow growth in tourism IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR by the continuous torrential The city has received more than 2.5 million tourists rain blocked the Beijing- By ZHENG XIN An offi cial with the marketing a report on Friday. “If the 72-hour-window from overseas, including Hong Kong, Macao and Harbin Railway’s Qin- [email protected] offi ce of the Badaling section of On the other hand, outbound is implemented, I bet many huangdao section on Th urs- Taiwan, a year-on-year increase of 4.2 percent. the Great Wall said that Badaling tourism, thanks to the apprecia- potential foreign tourists like day and led to the delay of Despite the increasing number received about 320,000 overseas tion of the yuan and the promo- me would love to give the city 11 trains bound for Beijing. of tourists from abroad that Bei- tourists in the fi rst six months, tion of foreign destinations, has a tour,” said the man in his 30s. 5.9% The railway line resumed jing received in the fi rst half of the up 6.7 percent over the same outperformed its inbound coun- “Three days would be enough Pacific and Africa 48.5% operations on Friday but year, the growth is slowing down. period of last year. terpart, with more than 1.2 mil- for foreigners to explore the city.” trains could only run at a Asia The capital welcomed more Most of the inbound tourists lion outbound tourists in the fi rst A coordination group has (including Hong limited speed when going 20.5% Kong, Macao and than 2.5 million tourists from are from Asia, including Hong half of the year, a year-on-year been set up to facilitate the Taiwan) through the disaster-hit sec- overseas — including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Asian increase of 69.2 percent, accord- implementation of the policy, America tion. Kong, Macao and Taiwan — tourists make up 48.5 percent ing to the committee. said the committee. Rains have made the in the first half of the year, an of all the people, a 1.9 percent Th e committee said that the “The policy, once imple- water level of many res- increase of 4.2 percent year-on- year-on-year increase. Next are deceleration of inbound tourism mented, is expected to attract ervoirs in Qinhuangdao year. European tourists, accounting might continue until the second more tourists from abroad,” said surpass the warning levels. However, the growth has for 25.1 percent with a year-on- half of the year. Lin Song, an offi cer at the pub- Nearly 700 residents in fi ve slowed since the second quarter year increase of 8.4 percent, and To further boost the capital’s lic security bureau’s exit-entry villages at the lower reaches of the year and is expected to American tourists, who account inbound tourism, the city is like- administration. 25.1% of the Yanghe Reservoir continue slowing down, accord- for 20.5 percent of the total, ly to introduce a 72-hour win- However, details of the Europe were evacuated on Thurs- ing to the Beijing Tourism according to the committee. dow to explore the city without upcoming policy were not yet day. Development Committee. However, even though a visa, and other policies, accord- revealed. Also, due to fears of the “Th e capital will come up with inbound tourism has seen a year- ing to the committee. “It has been proved that the potential impact brought more measures and policies to on-year growth of 9.1 percent in Kajiya Yoichi, an accountant visa waiver for transit passen- Source: Beijing Tourism Development Committee CHINA DAILY by typhoons, the Nanchang attract inbound tourists,” Lu the fi rst quarter, the growth for now living in his native , gers could greatly benefi t local Railway Bureau said on Fri- Yong, director of the commit- the second quarter slowed to 1 has always wanted to come back inbound tourism, as many cities potential foreign visitors.” the Middle East. day that they have halted tee, said at a meeting in Beijing percent, partly due to the slow to China, where he spent years worldwide have implemented Th e committee will also carry It was revealed that South ticket sales for 44 bullet on Friday. recovery of the global economy studying in Tsinghua University, similar policies,” said Jiang Yiyi, out more market promotion Korea’s Jeju Island has signed trains linking Fuzhou, Xia- Places of historical interest and and the budget defi cit, debt and to explore the ancient city again director of the China Tourism abroad to attract inbound tour- a memorandum in May with men, Longyan and Fuding. scenic beauty have long been unemployment problems that with his family. Academy’s international tour- ists and make the capital known the Beijing Badaling section of attractive for overseas tourists, are hitting many developed However, the visa is a barrier ism development institute. “A worldwide, especially in the the Great Wall to boost tourism Sun Li in Fuzhou contrib- according to the committee. countries, the committee said in for him. tight visa will only drive away emerging markets of Africa and development. uted to this story. Airport: Machines are not always reliable means of checking

FROM PAGE 2 cannot take liquids and lighters insisted taking toiletries on the airport. goods for passengers for up to ucts and lighters collected from will not come back to pick up on board. board once splashed shampoo She helped the two passen- 30 days. security departments that are their things, and articles that go “Ordinary travelers won’t Since 2008, liquids in contain- all over her hair and clothes. In gers check in the toiletries and “Each day, we get about 70 stored in 26 cabinets, each 1.8 unclaimed for 30 days will be look around fi rst and pay spe- ers of 100 milliliters or larger, a separate incident, a woman fish cans, and later received bottles of expensive skincare meters high. donated to the Hope Charity cial attention to the checking as well as lighters and matches, passenger opened one of her six apologies from both. products and toiletries, and at “Th e cabinets are all full, and Sales Center under the China procedure. There will always were forbidden in passengers’ fi sh cans and splashed the soup As for passengers who have least 30 expensive lighters that we have to put new incom- Youth Development Founda- be signs and hints that can be carry-on luggage. onto Lin. a flight to catch and have no passengers can’t take in carry- ing things on the fl oor and on tion. observed,” she said. “But some passengers still “Th e job’s most challenging time to check in their expensive on luggage but are not willing the top of cabinets,” said Gao According to the foundation’s But more often, the airport found the rules hard to accept,” part is to stay calm and find skincare products or lighters, to toss away,” she said. Lihuan, an airport employee in website, the revenue from char- security workers’ job is to Lin said. solutions for passengers,” said the airport security department At Terminal 2, there is a room charge of the deposited articles. ity sales will be donated to pub- explain to passengers why they Lin said that a man who Lin, who is a star employee at now offers a service to keep full of expensive skincare prod- Gao said some passengers lic welfare projects.