7 Jan 2020 — Blizzards hit pats of northern and central China.
Nationwide, highways and roads were shut down. According to the Ministry of Transport, 131 highways and 135 sections of roads were closed in northern China as of 7:45 am on Monday.
The first snowfall of this year also forced cancellation of flights and train delays in the capital. According to the Beijing Capital International Airport, 108 flights had been canceled by 1 pm.
It is expected that the snow will last until Tuesday morning, affecting the provinces of Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Hubei as well as the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, where snowfall up to 18 millimeters is forecast, said the National Metrological Center.
The National Metrological Center renewed a yellow alert for heavy snow on Monday afternoon, the third-highest level of the country’s four-tier system.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202001/07/WS5e13bfa1a310cf3e35582cc1.html
People decorate a snowman in Beijing on Monday after a snowfall on Sunday night.
https://img2.chinadaily.com.cn/images/202001/07/5e13bfa1a310cf3e97af58c0.jpeg
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for these links
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