Download
A district government in Hangzhou has said that compensation has been granted to victims of an accident that occurred during the city's annual firework show on Saturday night, leaving 151people injured.
A third of "the injured and affected" victims have been "properly satisfied" through phone calls or home visits, and those who were injured in the accident are being compensated, according to a statement released on Sunday afternoon on the official website of the Gongshu district in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, where the accident occurred.
The firework show, held along the Grand Canal - also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal -is one of the most famous and popular firework displays in China and attracted more than 500,000 people this year. The event is held annually to mark the opening of the Hangzhou West Lake Expo and used to come as the climax of the three-week-long Expo after it resumed in 2000.
Most of the injured suffered minor burns and were taken to Hangzhou No 2 People's Hospital, where they were treated and released, said Chen Jini, the chief nurse. Five people, including a child, suffered severe injuries and were still being evaluated.
The cause of the accident has not been determined, but a local radio program, Hangzhou Traffic 918, said a malfunction occurred during the lighting of the fireworks, causing them to explode in midair.
One tourist surnamed Ma said that four or five fireworks - instead of blasting into the air – shot straight at her "like bullets" about 15 minutes after the show had begun, Xinhua News Agency's affiliate Xiandai Jinbao reported. The "spray of sparks" continued for around 20 seconds, sending the crowd scrambling for cover and screaming for help, Ma said.
Others complained that security officers at the site were "inexperienced students" from a police school and offered little help. They also said the fireworks continued after sparks began hitting the audience.
A total of 150,000 fireworks have been lit for the expo this year, 50,000 fewer than last year. The smaller number is due to "environmental protection".
Around 30,000 fireworks were lit at the Grand Canal. All of the fireworks were less than 10centimeters wide.
Residents, especially in the capital city of Zhejiang province, called for a reduction in annual firework displays after the accident, saying it would reduce noise and air pollution.
Statistics from the Hangzhou-based Qianjiang Evening Newspaper showed that 260 tons of garbage were produced and 883 traffic accidents were reported during the one-night firework display on Saturday.
Gu Xiaoming, a sociologist from Fudan University, said a public event should not be canceled or criticized just because an accident had happened.
Questions:
1. How many people were injured from the fireworks?
2. What is the Grand Canal also known as?
3. How many tons of garbage were produced according to Qianjian Evening Newspaper?
Answers:
1. 151
2. Beijing-Hangzhou Canal
3. 260 tons
About the broadcaster:
Emily Cheng is an editor at China Daily. She was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Media, English Literature and Politics. She has worked in the media industry since starting university and this is the third time she has settled abroad - she interned with a magazine in Hong Kong 2007 and studied at the University of Leeds in 2009.
中考英语:提语阅读效率的五大要点
中考英语阅读试题日日练及答案---第一周
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编之--选择类对话
中考英语怎样才能“变中求胜”?
2010年中考英语词组总结:由have构成的词组
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编之--连词、动词及动词词组、动词的时态
中考英语完型填空题型分类及解题思路
2010年中考英语词组总结:由come、do、get构成的词组
中考英语满分作文写作十大原则
2010中考英语高分解题技巧:完形填空
中考英语非谓语动词过关必知
中考英语单词词组同义替换专项练习
2010中考英语高分解题技巧:词语填空单词拼写
英语听力指导:“精听”训练提高听力水平
近年全国各地中考英语阅读理解核心单词汇总
中考知识点总结:with+宾语+宾语补足语
中考英语书面表达常见错误分析
2010中考英语高分解题技巧:书面表达
初中英语反意疑问句问答大全
中考知识点总结:that的各种用法
详解英语单项填空题六大学习方法
提高英语阅读效率的六大技巧
2010年中考英语词组总结:由be构成的词组
中考英语说明:阅读理解考查的主要内容及解题的方法和技巧
中考英语阅读简答专项训练10篇(附答案详解)
2010中考英语高分解题技巧:阅读理解
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编之--副词、数词、介词、冠词
中考语文前十天的黄金复习计划
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编之--名词、代词、形容词
中考英语表格类阅读理解专项练习(附答案)
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |