A big earthquake occured in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China 4.

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At around 14:30 pm on May 12 a big earthquake occured in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China.
As of 17:00 pm on May 14

1)	CTU airport is open and all inbound & outbound flights are back to normal. Terminal resumed work as well, but still the operation for rescuer material takes the priority. The flights that pull into the airport are greatly exceeding the flights leaving the airport. The cargo outbound from CTU is very limited.
2)	Airport customs resumed work today, but as the terminal is partly damaged, terminal customs is transferred to the airport Customs building. Meanwhile, the customs system is still in adjustment, c/c is not normal.
3)	EPZ customs has on duty staff, but same as airport customs, the system is still in repair.

2. Railway:
The scheduling instruction of railway ministry has been ordered: Stop all the freight trains and containers toward Chengdu. The special railway line is used to carry the succor materials. The east station of Chengdu is not collapsed. All general commercial goods for Chengdu is stopped in the stations of countrywide. The cargo on road (start delivery before May 12) will still be delivered to Chengdu, but the routine and time will be controlled by railway ministry.
3. Highway:

1)	The highways from Shanghai to Wuhan and from Wuhan to Yichang are as usual and the Ro-Ro ships from Yichang to Chongqing are as usual but congest serious. The highways from Chongqing to Chengdu (Chengyu Express is as normal but crowded) and other national highways from Chongqing to Chengdu is closed to traffic due to the mountain landslides and collapse, and the condition is uncertain.
2)	Almost all highways within Sichuan province are back to normal except three national and province highways (about 300kms) centered by Wenchuan are still blocked.

4. Communication:
E-mail, Tel and Fax lines of KWE CTU office are in repair and may take around 1 week to finish. Mobile is available.
5. Weather:
Weather condition is good, it has stopped raining now.
But small earthquakes are continuously happening today.
6. Others:
The vast majority of gas stations are closed voluntarily or forcibly by the government and bringing great influence to vehicle running.

We will keep you informed.

Thanks and best regards.