Subway survivors facing life choices

HANGZHOU: Construction workers here are considering their futures, and thanking their lucky stars, as rescuers continue to search for survivors and bodies at the site of the collapsed subway tunnel.

Since Saturday, dozens of men have been confined to their living quarters, waiting for an end to the tragedy that has already claimed the lives of eight of their colleagues.

Zhang Xiaohua from Ji'an, Jiangxi province, told China Daily yesterday: "All subway construction sites in Hangzhou have closed down, so we have to wait here until the rescue work is finished.