A new air route linking Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Aktau in Kazakhstan, launched on Saturday. It is also China's first regular direct passenger route to the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea.
The service is scheduled to operate two round-trip flights each week, providing a more convenient travel option for passengers and supporting growing economic and people-to-people exchanges between China and Kazakhstan.
With the launch of the new route, Urumqi now operates 12 regular international passenger routes connecting the city with five Central Asian countries, further enhancing regional connectivity and cooperation.
New air route links China's Urumqi, Kazakhstan's Aktau
Firefighters rescued a man who was swept into a flooded river in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday, after severe convective weather brought heavy rain, hail and flash floods to parts of Chifeng City.
The incident occurred at around 17:00 in Erdaojingzi Village, Hongshan District, when the man tried to cross the river on an electric tricycle and was carried by the current toward the middle of the waterway.
Rescuers arrived to find fast-moving water and heavy rain. Carrying life-saving equipment, including lifebuoys, they moved to the opposite bank, where the ground was higher and the current was relatively calmer, before approaching the stranded man.
After placing a lifebuoy on him and securing him, the rescuers brought the man to safety. He was later found to be unharmed.
Firefighters rescue man trapped by flash flood in north China
