Friday, April 16, 2010

Qinghai-Tibet Railway unaffected by quake, says official

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was not affected by Wednesday's devastating earthquake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Wang Zhiguo, vice minister of railways, said here Saturday.

Wang made the remarks at a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council.

The nearest section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was 360 kilometers away from the epicenter in Yushu, a prefecture in Qinghai Province, according to Wang.

Source: Xinhua

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