Micro blogs play key role in rail disaster
By Li Xinzhu | China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-25 07:49
SHANGHAI - Micro blogs were an important platform for sharing information about the rail accident that killed at least 35 people and injured 192 in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Saturday.
An SOS message from the scene was posted by a netizen named Yangjuan Quanyang on her micro blog at 8:47 pm, minutes after the accident.
"Help, the train D301 is derailed just ahead of South Wenzhou Station, passengers are crying and we cannot find any train crew, please help us!"
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