A rockslide blocked the main highway from Hubei Province to
Chongqing Municipality this morning, Xinhua news agency
reported.
Rescuers are not sure if any people or vehicles were buried, the
report said. It did, however, make driving in the region more
difficult as a landslide blocked a different highway last
month.
The accident occurred early this morning at the Shuibuya
Hydropower Station highway in Changyang County, Hubei Province.
"The 1,000 cubic-meter accumulation slid 1.3 kilometers from
Langshui Highway, and we don't know the casualties," said Qin
Xiaoyu, Party chief of Langping town, who was at the scene.
A landslide near a rail tunnel killed 35 people last month in
Badong County, Hubei Province. It also cut traffic on State Highway
318.
The 318 has not reopened and vehicles were using the Qingjiang
Shuibuya Hydropower Station highway as a detour.
The government helped to comfort people and the power company
was clearing the road, said the report.
(Shanghai Daily, December 11, 2007)