Drivers seek compensation for damage

Scores of drivers whose automobiles were submerged in floodwaters on an expressway on July 21 have asked a highway company to pay them compensation.

The drivers went to Beijing Capital Highway Development Group, a State-owned enterprise in charge of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway's construction and operation, on Friday to request compensation. They claimed the company should be responsible for the loss of their vehicles because its toll station created a traffic jam, causing many cars to become stuck on the flooded expressway.

A Capital Highway employee who did not want to be identified said on Monday that they reported a compensation plan to higher authorities last week but have not received a reply.