Chinese passengers warned not to swarm to recovering railways

The Ministry of Railways said it has dispatched 18 special trains with relief materials, such as snow-removing equipment, power net-mending tools, instant food and quilts, in the past four days.

Passengers refund their railway tickets in Guangzhou.(Xinhua Photo)

On Saturday, 125,000 garments, quilts and sleeping bags, as well as 676,000 candles, were loaded on a special train in Beijing and rushed to the central Hunan Province, one of the most snow-ravaged regions.

The snow has inflicted a total economic loss of about 53.9 billion yuan (7.5 billion U.S. dollars) over the past three weeks, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Friday.

Editor:Zhang Ning