Loše vrijeme ostavilo je najmanje 100.000 putnika zarobljene na željezničkom kolodvoru na jugu Kine dok su se vraćali kući prije Nove godine koju slave idućeg tjedna.
Radnici na Guangzhou stanici stajali su doslovno jedan na drugom nadajući se da će stići svojim obiteljima do 8. veljače kada počinje godina majmuna.
REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE Passengers crowd at the waiting hall inside a railway station after trains were delayed due to heavy snow, during the travel rush ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Glavni uzrok kašnjenja 23 vlaka su snijeg i hladnoća, a fotografije prikazuju golemu gužvu od oko 176.000 putnika koji čekaju da prođu kroz željezničku postaju.
REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE IN CAPTION Passengers wait to enter a railway station after trains were delayed due to bad weather in southern China in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Lokalni mediji izvijestili su da je situacija tako neobična i rijetka da su vlasti proglasile uzbunu drugog stupnja i zaposlili više od 2600 zaštitara kako bi nadzirali gomilu te spriječili nerede i stampedo.
REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINEPassengers ask for refunds on their tickets at a counter inside a railway station after trains were delayed due to heavy snow, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Mnogi od ovih putnika vraćaju se za novogodišnje praznike, iz tvornica u industrijskim zonama u regiji oko grada Guangzhoua, svojim kućama na selu.
Passengers crowd to seek refunds on their tickets at a counter after trains were delayed due to heavy snow, during the travel rush ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Svoje frustracije neki su izrazili na društvenim mrežama, pa je tako jedan komentirao kako ljudi zbog gužve i zastoja stoje na kiši više od 10 sati.
Over 100k passengers trapped in Guangzhou Railway Station on Mon, due to train delays in #SpringFestival travel rush pic.twitter.com/DcajMP3oAq
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) Veljača 2, 2016