Mudslides strand over 400 vehicles in Xinjiang

 URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 vehicles are stranded¹ following rain-triggered mudslides that cut off multiple sections of a major road in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous² region, border police said Saturday.

Several stretches of National Highway 314 within the Kirgiz autonomous prefecture of Kizilsu were buried by landslides³ triggered by downpours that started on Friday night, said Zhu Yong, a border police officer.

No casualties were reported in the landslides and local police have delivered food and water to the stranded motorists.

As of 4 p.m., traffic on the road had resumed partially⁴.

The 314 National Highway starts from Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and serves as a major route to Pakistan.

1 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

2 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

3 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

4 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。