Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Severe snow hits central China



Unusually heavy snow has left at least 16 people dead and brought transport chaos to large areas of central and eastern China, state media said.

Worst hit is Hubei province, where crops have been destroyed and roads blocked by the heaviest snow seen in the area for 16 years.

More than 7.8 million people there have been affected by the weather, a local official told Xinhua news agency.


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This large snow storm has caused many transportation complications and power outages, in addition to the deaths of sixteen people. Meteorologists say there is more snow to come in the next two days.

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