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China: Rails And Main Road ReopenChina’s main north-south highway, the Zhuhai-Beijing Expressway, reopened and was expected to ease the logjams that have stranded millions of bus and rail passengers after a series of exceptional snowstorms. Rail service was slowly returning to normal. About 80 trains left southern Guangzhou on Sunday with 210,000 passengers aboard, said the state-run newspaper The Southern Metropolis Daily. But a river of new travelers trying to get home for the Lunar New Year holiday this week flowed into the city on Monday, and the area around the main train station was still packed with people. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationBombs Signal a Turbulent Year for Thailand...Asked for Apology, Japan Plays for Time in Sex Slavery Standoff... World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Road Bomb Kills Policemen... Snow Strands Millions in Chinese Holiday Havoc... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - China: Rails And Main Road Reopen |
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