Northern China feels the cold as snow falls
Source: Xinhua |
March 15, 2010, Monday
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A new cold snap brought sleet and heavy snow to a wide swathe of northern China, disrupting air travel in the capital Beijing.
A total of 136 flights out of Beijing had been delayed and further 184 flights out of and into Beijing cancelled by 6:30pm, the Beijing Capital International Airport said.
Beijing received an average precipitation of 10.6mm between 8pm Saturday and 2pm yesterday, with the largest being 17.9mm in Changping District.
"It will be a sunny day today and the highest temperature will rise to 6 degrees Celsius," said an expert with the Beijing Observatory Station.
Home heating which normally ends on March 15 in Beijing is prolonged for one more week and will be available till March 22.
The freezing weather has also forced authorities in the city of Tianjin to extend home heating for five more days.
Snow started falling yesterday afternoon in Jilin Province. Because of the snowy weather in Jilin, six highways were put under traffic controls, and the airport in Changchun, the provincial capital, was closed temporarily starting 4pm.
In Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, heavy snow forced closure of several major highways yesterday.
A total of 136 flights out of Beijing had been delayed and further 184 flights out of and into Beijing cancelled by 6:30pm, the Beijing Capital International Airport said.
Beijing received an average precipitation of 10.6mm between 8pm Saturday and 2pm yesterday, with the largest being 17.9mm in Changping District.
"It will be a sunny day today and the highest temperature will rise to 6 degrees Celsius," said an expert with the Beijing Observatory Station.
Home heating which normally ends on March 15 in Beijing is prolonged for one more week and will be available till March 22.
The freezing weather has also forced authorities in the city of Tianjin to extend home heating for five more days.
Snow started falling yesterday afternoon in Jilin Province. Because of the snowy weather in Jilin, six highways were put under traffic controls, and the airport in Changchun, the provincial capital, was closed temporarily starting 4pm.
In Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, heavy snow forced closure of several major highways yesterday.
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