Landslide Blocks Highways in Guangzhou

A 260-square-meter hillside landslide suddenly occurred in the Northern City-ring Expressway of Guangzhou around 12:30 yesterday noon. It blocked two lanes and forced the Western City-ring Expressway of Guangzhou and Guangzhou-Foshan Expressway closed for hours, resulting in a terrible traffic jam involving thousands of vehicles.

昨日中午12时30分许，广州北环高速公路边一座山体突然发生260平方米的塌方，造成两车道堵塞，并引致西环高速和广佛高速两条高速公路瘫痪，数千辆车拥堵高速公路。 

 
An excavator is clearing the landslide. (Guangzhou Daily)

 
No traffic was found at the Ground Zero at the moment of the accident. No one was injured and no vehicles damaged.

事故发生时，恰逢该坍塌处未有车辆驶过，因此未有任何人员受伤和车辆受损。

The Ground Zero has been cleared and the traffic resumed at about 21:00 last night.

昨晚9时许，坍塌滑动面现场已被清理完毕，西环高速和广佛高速基本实现通车。

The landslide was due to the porous soil loosened by the recent one-month rainfall.

这次滑坡塌方是因为近一个月的强降雨致土质疏松。

The expressway will be checked for safety soon to avoid similar accident, according to Mr. Wu Binsheng, Vice General Manager of the Northern City-ring Expressway of Guangzhou. 

广州北环高速公路吴滨生副总经理表示，此次事故发生后，他们将对自己公司所管辖的路段进行一次全面的大检查，防止再次发生这类事故。

(by Ronald Li)

　　

Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Editor: Chen Minjie