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Beijing, Shanghai flights canceled

Cong Lin, a manager at the North America branch of China Travel Service, a Beijing-based travel agency, said: "The US East Coast is not a hot tourist destination after the National Day holiday, and currently we only have one tourist group stranded there." Cong said the group of more than 10 tourists are staying at a hotel in New York and she has no immediate fears for their safety.

Ge Jingwen, manager of Shanghai travel agency SAL Tour's America department, said one of her groups, comprising 40 Chinese tourists who left from Shanghai, were stranded in Washington. "We're waiting for more information from the local airport, but their travel plans in the next few days will be affected," she said.

Questions:

1. What is causing disruptions in flights between the northeastern United States and China?

2. How many Chinese tourists are stranded?

3. Which airlines are affected?

Answers:

1. Hurricane Sandy.

2. At least two tourist groups(more than 50 tourists) from China were stranded on the US East Coast.

3. Air China, China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines and Cathay Pacific.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.