On train K396, 44 children walked 12 kilometers to overcome anxiety and distress. The vast majority | parents | get out of poverty
"We walked 12 kilometers today and took over 4 hours to reach the train platform." "I feel pretty good now, but my feet are a bit sore."
On the afternoon of August 2nd, Su Su, who had just got off the car, opened his "conversation box" to the reporter. It has been over three days since she boarded the K396 train.
On the afternoon of July 29th, the K396 train slowly departed from Wuhai West Station. Su Su and more than 40 other children boarded the train from Wuhai, Hohhot, Baotou and other places in Inner Mongolia, forming a study group led by four teachers, preparing to go to Beijing for a five-day study activity.
If everything went smoothly, they should have arrived at Beijing Fengtai Station at 9:30 on July 30th. But a rainstorm delayed their trip for three days.
At 12:50 on July 30, the rainstorm was pouring, and the K396 train was stopped at Luopoling Station of Fengsha Railway. The next day at noon, the signal was interrupted and the roadbed erosion became more severe. The railway department decided to transfer all passengers to a safe location for refuge.
One hour later, this group of children, along with the other people at the train station, were dispersed by six station staff and the local neighborhood committee to rest in the community square, railway engineering area, and residents' homes. Another group of more than 200 people rested in the train carriages parked at the station.
On the early morning of August 2nd, the first batch of 328 passengers began to transfer to the foot of the mountain and arrived at Xiehejian Station before dawn. They took a shuttle train to Fengtai Station in Beijing.
The research group where Su Su is located is the second batch of passengers who have been transferred. After walking for more than ten kilometers, she and more than 400 other passengers boarded the shuttle train and arrived at Fengtai Station in Beijing around 4:30 pm on the 2nd.
When he heard bad news on train K396, Su Su was very nervous and scared. After being rescued, she exclaimed, "I'm really excited," and "This is an adventurous study.".
Along the way, Su Su also felt the kindness from the train staff and residents of the resettlement site. "On the train, the staff distributed us with ham sausages, bread, and other food. The people at the placement site were also very kind, so we children had to eat first."
After getting off the car, Wang Jing, the head teacher of the research group who was busy taking Su Su and other children out of the station, looked a bit tired.
"After getting on the train to pick us up, I cried all the way to calm down. I thought I wouldn't be able to come back and never see my son again," Wang Jing told reporters.
This journey has put too much pressure on her. "We didn't really get along well. The four female teachers with 44 children are really afraid that we can't explain it to our parents, after all, there is a little bit of stumbling, and neither parents nor we can accept it."
She was pleased that the child's condition was very good. "We walked such a difficult road today, and the children persevered. There was fatigue, sadness, and fever, but the children were all very optimistic and in a particularly good overall condition."
The first impression of Cai Tongtong, the reinforcement teacher of the research group, when he saw the child on the 2nd was also, "Although he looked tired, he was relatively strong and optimistic."
Due to an accident that occurred midway and required someone to come and coordinate, Cai Tongtong took a train all night and rushed to Beijing for reinforcements on the 2nd. She sighed to the reporter, "After knowing that their child was safe, the parents in the group felt much more at ease and finally could sleep with peace of mind."
In the past few days, the staff and parents of the research group have been particularly anxious.
According to Cai Tongtong's recollection, after 1pm on July 31st, the research group was in a state of losing contact. "We contacted the armed police, police, and even sought help from the government. We even contacted the media to provide feedback."
"At that time, parents were particularly anxious, and the parent group was basically completely awake, after all, they were still minors." Cai Tongtong showed the news in the parent WeChat group to the reporter, with densely packed words filled with parents' concerns.
Due to concerns about their children's safety, some parents choose to come directly to Beijing. "Eight children were picked up by their parents at the Sanjiadian station, possibly because they felt tired. The vast majority of them were still staying in the study group, and some parents came to pick them up, but the children refused to leave."
Next, the research activities belonging to these 36 students will continue. Cai Tongtong said, "I have come all the way from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, and I don't want to disappoint the children."
If the schedule does not change, in the next few days, the children will go everywhere in Beijing to listen to crosstalk, visit the Forbidden City, climb the Great Wall, and go to Universal Studios
Original "Study tour on K396 train: 44 children walking 12 kilometers to get out of poverty"
