Mind Blowing 10KM Traffic Jam That Trapped Thousands Of Vehicles In China
Below are photos as shared by a Chinese news site Sina of an earth shaken 10 kilometers traffic jam that got thousands of vehicles stuck in China as holiday-goers try to return home
As a tropical destination, Hainan Island was hugely popular among tourists who were looking for sunshine.
In the space of seven days, around five million people swarmed to the island which is roughly the size of Belgium.
But when they were trying to return home, they found themselves trapped on the island due to foggy weather as boats could only operate periodically.
Huge queues of vehicles were spotted outside of the islands Xiuying Port, Xinhai Port and Nangang Port from the evening of February 19 and by midnight, over 10,000 vehicles had been stuck.
As a result of the traffic jam, the price of the flight tickets out of Hainan to major Chinese cities soared up by some 20 times.
It's said that after the ferry re-opened on the morning of February 20, 30 boats shuttled between the strait to transport nearly 7,000 vehicles over in 4.5 hours.It took another 24 hours to clear the queue.
The worst traffic jam ever in China took place in 2010 where motorists were caught up in a 60-mile tailback which lasted for more than 10days on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway due to roadworks.
Image credit: imaginechina and gettyimages
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