Tourist stranded on glass bridge triggers safety concerns


Several pieces of deck glass of the 100m-high bridge were blown off, and the tourist has been sent to a hospital where he is receiving psychological counseling. - Weibo

CHANGCHUN (Xinhua): A tourist was stranded on a glass-bottomed bridge on Friday (May 7) at a resort in northeast China's Jilin Province after it was damaged by a gale, raising public concerns over the safety of the growing number of glass bridges across the country.

Several pieces of deck glass of the 100-meter-high bridge were blown off by the wind gusting at a speed of up to 150 km per hour around 12.45pm at the Piyan Mountain in the city of Longjing, according to the city government.

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