Snow Slams China!!

"More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and
economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese
officials say.
Blizzards have snapped power lines and destroyed
houses and farmland, prompting fears of food and energy shortages.
Twenty-four people have died and some 827,000 people have been evacuated in 14 different provinces."

"We've never seen such a cold weather lasting for such long a time,"
said Tang Shan, a man in his 70s in Changsha, the capital of Hunan
province. "The last time we had one here was over 50 years ago, and not
this bad."

The snow and sleet have paralyzed roads, railways and airports, leaving tens of millions of travelers marooned.

It could not be at a worse time as an estimated 178 million Chinese will travel by train, and 22 million
more by plane for the traditional Chinese New Year also called Spring Festival..Millions more will take long-haul vans
and buses...

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