Sunday, July 24, 2011

WOW

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Bullet train crashes in China; at least 35 killed 
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Lightning strikes a high-speed train, which loses power and is rear-ended by another train on an elevated track in Wenzhou. The safety of the national network has been called into question after a corruption scandal.
 
By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
 
July 24 2011
 
Reporting from Beijing -- At least 35 people were killed and scores were injured Saturday when a bullet train in eastern China lost power after being struck by lightning and was rear-ended by another train, state news media reported. 
 
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1 comment:

  1. What a tragedy. We heard about this yesterday and thought about our Sticky Rice leader right away -- sorry this happened in your country, Susanna. Hope no one you know was on the train. I know this took place somewhere between Hong Kong and Shanghai along the coast and that they are reponting 35 dead as of this morning. So sorry this happened.

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