Landslide-hit township gets new link road
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A NEW road has been built to transport disaster relief supplies to a township in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region after it was struck by a landslide last Thursday that caused the formation of a barrier lake, local authorities said yesterday.
Construction of the road started on Friday after part of the only road to Bolo Township in Jomda County was submerged by the barrier lake.
Spanning 8 kilometers on a pasture at an altitude of over 4,000 meters, the new road enables vehicles with large quantities of relief supplies to enter the disaster-hit township.
Before its completion, disaster relief supplies were transported in small quantities to the township by ships.
Local authorities said on Sunday the water level of the barrier lake had returned to normal, but the safety of the old road could not be guaranteed.
More than 21,000 people had to be relocated while no casualties were reported. Some 7,000 tents, 30,000 cotton-padded coats, 50,000 quilts and 5,000 folding beds were sent to the landslide-affected area, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.
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