Snow buries north, new cold front to strike south
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January 7, 2013, Monday
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THIRTY-YEAR record-low temperatures and a snow disaster have left two people dead and affected 770,000 others in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, officials said yesterday.
Snow has fallen on 917,000 square kilometers, or 78 percent, of Inner Mongolia, with 82,000 square km buried in snow at least 25 centimeters deep, authorities said. More than 3,700 residents have been relocated and 260,000 are in need of emergency aid.
By January 4, snow had left about 180,000 head of livestock dead, with direct economic loss estimated at 690 million yuan (US$110 million). Authorities have earmarked disaster relief funds.
Snow and icy weather will persist in south China over the next few days, increasing pressure on authorities to battle the lingering cold weather, the country's meteorological authority said yesterday.
Rain and snow will continue into today in parts of southwest China, Guangdong Province and the Tibet and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous regions, while parts of Guizhou Province are to get freezing rain, forecasters said.
A new cold front is expected to sweep the country tomorrow, bringing strong rain to south Chin年a. Some parts of south China will also see heavy snow. Fog and haze will decrease visibility to within 1,000 meters in the eastern part of southwest China and regions along the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, as well as southern parts of north China.
Persistent icy weather has wreaked havoc in south China, disrupting traffic, damaging power facilities and affecting agricultural production.
Snow has fallen on 917,000 square kilometers, or 78 percent, of Inner Mongolia, with 82,000 square km buried in snow at least 25 centimeters deep, authorities said. More than 3,700 residents have been relocated and 260,000 are in need of emergency aid.
By January 4, snow had left about 180,000 head of livestock dead, with direct economic loss estimated at 690 million yuan (US$110 million). Authorities have earmarked disaster relief funds.
Snow and icy weather will persist in south China over the next few days, increasing pressure on authorities to battle the lingering cold weather, the country's meteorological authority said yesterday.
Rain and snow will continue into today in parts of southwest China, Guangdong Province and the Tibet and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous regions, while parts of Guizhou Province are to get freezing rain, forecasters said.
A new cold front is expected to sweep the country tomorrow, bringing strong rain to south Chin年a. Some parts of south China will also see heavy snow. Fog and haze will decrease visibility to within 1,000 meters in the eastern part of southwest China and regions along the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, as well as southern parts of north China.
Persistent icy weather has wreaked havoc in south China, disrupting traffic, damaging power facilities and affecting agricultural production.
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