Air, railways reopen, but roads still blocked

The massive earthquake that devastated Sichuan on Monday has disrupted road, rail and air transport in the southwestern province.

However, four out of the five rail lines cut off after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit have now reopened to aid deliveries, Wang Yongping, spokesman for the Ministry of Railways, said.

The quake caused a landslide that buckled lines on the Baoji-Chengdu railway and derailed a 40-car freight train at 11 pm on Monday in Huixian county, Gansu province, he said yesterday.