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On January 15, the South Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted violently, affecting many countries. Local networks remain unstable and there are currently no reports of casualties caused by the tsunami.
According to the BBC, the sound of the eruption reached the entire South Pacific, even some residents as far away as the United States. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that the tsunami caused by the volcano is equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 5.8. As local networks remain unstable and there are currently no reports of damage caused by the tsunami, Tongans abroad are also very anxious.
The volcano triggered a transoceanic tsunami that devastated the Tongan capital. Japan has issued consecutive tsunami warnings, the first Tsunami warnings since November 2016. New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Fiji around Tonga, and Samoa have also issued tsunami warnings of different levels.
On Saturday evening local time, the sky in Tonga was obscured by a cloud of volcanic ash, as if it were night, and volcanic ash fell from the sky. In the afternoon, huge waves swept through Tonga's waterfront streets and buildings, and a 0.8-metre-high tsunami was observed locally. Residents have fled to higher ground, King Tupou VI of Tonga has been evacuated from the palace, and electricity and internet have been cut off almost completely.
Some aid agencies said authorities required people to wear masks and drink bottled water under the extremely thick ash and smoke. New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern said Tonga's capital was covered in thick volcanic ash, polluting local water sources and fresh water was a key need.
New Zealand was still unable to send military reconnaissance aircraft on Sunday because of the volcanic ash cloud reaching 19 kilometres, and they hope to send military reconnaissance aircraft to Tonga next Monday, followed by resupply aircraft and naval vessels.
The Beijing News reporter learned today (January 16) from the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources that according to the statistical analysis of historical volcanic activity events, the current eruption activity may last for weeks or months.
On January 16, 2022, local time, in Murdo City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, drone aerial photographed the local port, and some ships capsized.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that at 23:55 on the 15th, a tsunami of 1.2 meters was observed in Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and then a tsunami of less than 1 meter was observed in a large area on the Pacific side. The Meteorological Agency warned of repeated arrivals and called on local residents to stay in safety until the alarm was lifted. At 2:26 local time on the 16th, a 1.1-meter tsunami was also observed in Kuci Port, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Read the full >>>
On the 17th, the Spring Festival officially opened, and some popular lines were tight. During the epidemic, it is not easy to return home. In order to facilitate everyone's journey, the railway department will provide 24-hour refund services and temporary electronic identification for the ride.
On the morning of the 16th, the Beijing News reporter found through the 12306 platform query that on January 30, Beijing to Chongqing, Harbin, Guangzhou, Changsha and other places tickets are still relatively sufficient, to Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Shenyang and other popular areas of the Spring Festival tickets are relatively tight, but there are still some trains with surplus tickets, compared with the previous three days before the Spring Festival tickets sold out instantly, this year's railway ticket sales are not too tight.
In order to facilitate passengers to purchase tickets and refund and change tickets, the railway department extends the ticketing service time of the 12306 website (including mobile phone client) from 5:00 to 23:30 every day to 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day (except every Tuesday); provides a 24-hour Internet ticket refund service, the refund deadline is extended from 25 minutes before the bus stop to before driving, and the 12306 client is added to log in the refund channel; the ticket change business after driving can only be handled at the ticket face station, and the online processing channel is added. At the same time, the electronic ticket change function is added at the self-service ticket vending terminal; the latest deadline for standby ticket purchase is adjusted from 6 hours before driving to 2 hours; and passengers are provided with temporary electronic identification certificates.
In addition, the 12306 mobile phone client has also added a new epidemic prevention policy query function for departure and destination, so that passengers can check the relevant epidemic prevention requirements before purchasing tickets and traveling, and be prepared.
If there is an epidemic in a local area, the railway department will actively cooperate with the local government to stop and reduce passenger trains in the epidemic-related areas as required, restrict or stop the sale of passenger station tickets in the epidemic-related areas, strictly control the flow of risky personnel, and strictly prevent the spread of the epidemic through the railway; at the same time, timely introduce free refund measures to avoid economic losses for passengers. Read the full >>>
The idea of having the central bank print two trillion yuan a year as a fertility incentive fund has recently caused a lot of controversy. The Beijing News's "What Do You Think" video column group interviewed Huang Wenzheng, one of the members of the program team, as well as critic economist Wang Xiaolu and financial columnist Liu Xiaozhong. For the plan to print money directly, the parties are arguing: where does the money come from? How to spend? Does it work?
The Winter Olympics are approaching, and the Beijing Winter Olympic Village will also officially start the pre-game closed-loop management. As the home of athletes and entourage from all over the world, the Winter Olympic Village will provide "53 days × 24 hours" guarantee service. What are the accommodation conditions for athletes? What's there to eat and do in the square area? Let's take a look at it with the lens of the Beijing News reporter.
The square area of Beijing Winter Olympic Village is lined with ice piers for the Mascot of the Winter Olympics. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
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Edited by Wei Mian hou yunjia proofread by Wu Xingfa