Jiangsu, Anhui affected
Source: Xinhua |
February 20, 2013, Wednesday
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EAST China's Jiangsu and Anhui provinces were severely affected by heavy snow between Monday and yesterday morning.
Nanjing Lukou International Airport reopened at 9:20am yesterday after closing for nearly 12 hours.
Authorities in the cities of Nanjing, Wuxi, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Changzhou postponed the start of the spring semester, set for yesterday, for a day or two. Nanjing saw 12 to 21cm of snow by yesterday morning.
As of 3pm yesterday, 309,000 residents in five cities in Anhui had been affected by the snow. Ninety houses were toppled and 114 others were damaged, causing direct economic losses of 84 million yuan (US$13.38 million). Some expressways closed temporarily. Anhui had gotten 6 to 12cm of snow with more expected today.
Nanjing Lukou International Airport reopened at 9:20am yesterday after closing for nearly 12 hours.
Authorities in the cities of Nanjing, Wuxi, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Changzhou postponed the start of the spring semester, set for yesterday, for a day or two. Nanjing saw 12 to 21cm of snow by yesterday morning.
As of 3pm yesterday, 309,000 residents in five cities in Anhui had been affected by the snow. Ninety houses were toppled and 114 others were damaged, causing direct economic losses of 84 million yuan (US$13.38 million). Some expressways closed temporarily. Anhui had gotten 6 to 12cm of snow with more expected today.
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