Call this springtime? Snow hammers Beijing
Source: Xinhua |
March 9, 2010, Tuesday
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ELEVEN highways in north China were closed early yesterday as overnight snow became heavier, according to the Ministry of Transport.
Guo Hu, director of the Beijing Meteorological Station, said the urban area of Beijing received 4.2 millimeters of snow yesterday. The snow was expected to stop in the evening.
The station issued an icy road warning early in the morning.
A spokesman with the Capital International Airport said 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow.
He said snow on three runways had been cleared, but some aircraft had been covered by snow and frost, which caused many of the delays.
The snow came two days after the Chinese solar term of "Jingzhe", which fell on Saturday, marking the start of spring.
Guo said spring snow was uncommon, but not abnormal.
He said meteorological records showed Beijing's final snowfall could come between the middle of March and the middle of May.
Guo Hu, director of the Beijing Meteorological Station, said the urban area of Beijing received 4.2 millimeters of snow yesterday. The snow was expected to stop in the evening.
The station issued an icy road warning early in the morning.
A spokesman with the Capital International Airport said 49 flights had been canceled and 28 others delayed because of the snow.
He said snow on three runways had been cleared, but some aircraft had been covered by snow and frost, which caused many of the delays.
The snow came two days after the Chinese solar term of "Jingzhe", which fell on Saturday, marking the start of spring.
Guo said spring snow was uncommon, but not abnormal.
He said meteorological records showed Beijing's final snowfall could come between the middle of March and the middle of May.
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