40-Degree Heatwave in China... 'Steel Pipe' Brawl at Tourist Spot

Tourists Waiting in Line Get Into a Dispute
Physical Fight Escalates to Use of Metal Pipe
Staff and Police Arrive to Barely Calm the Situation

A 'brawl' broke out at a famous tourist spot in China suffering from a heatwave with temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius. The fight occurred due to a dispute among tourists waiting in line.

According to local media such as the 'China Tourism Network' on the 9th (local time), an incident involving a bloody conflict occurred among tourists waiting in line at Wugong Mountain in Jiangxi Province.

According to the media, the incident took place around 10:30 a.m. in the cable car queue. A dispute arose between tourists waiting under the scorching sun while holding parasols, and the argument soon escalated into a physical fight.

Tourists Engaged in a Physical Altercation at a Tourist Attraction
[Image Source=Chinese SNS Douyin]

Those involved in the fight reportedly shouted loudly and even used 'metal pipes.'

A citizen who witnessed the fight quickly reported it to the police, and around 10:35 a.m., about five minutes later, tourist site staff and police arrived to mediate the angry tourists. The two tourists who fought were handed over to the police station and managed to resolve the conflict by shaking hands.

Meanwhile, after the incident, the tourist site reportedly deployed security guards to monitor the cable car queue at all times.

They are also focusing on minimizing potential conflicts among tourists by providing shade tents, queue notification signs and railings, air conditioning, free drinking water dispensers, and real-time tourist broadcasting services that inform the current number of people waiting.

Meanwhile, a heatwave with temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius continues in China.

According to local media Maeil Business Newspaper on the 10th, the daytime high temperatures in five regions including Beijing, southeastern China, southern Hebei Province, northern Henan Province, eastern Zhejiang Province, and eastern Fujian Province exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, prompting heatwave warnings.

China's highest temperatures are already breaking historical records. Last month, Beijing recorded 14 days with high temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, the highest number since 1961 for the same month. The heatwave shows no signs of easing this month.

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