Downpour drowns China railways, disrupts trains

A downpour flooded a railway in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Friday, disrupting a train bound to the provincial capital Harbin.

Passenger train 4138, from Shuangyashan to Harbin, was suspended at 8:30 p.m., after rain flooded some of the tracks in Shuangyashan city. Passengers were told to take alternative trains from another station, about 10 km away.

Railway authorities said it was unclear when train service would resume.