 Several sections of the Beijing @-@ Guangzhou railway , a main rail route in China , were blocked by flooding and landslides , causing many delays and diversions . One train was surrounded by floodwaters in <unk> , and passengers had to be evacuated to a nearby school . At least 274 trains were affected and the train company refunded nearly 2 million tickets . After three days of repair work , the rail service resumed normal operations on July 18 . 
