Another batch of heavy snowfall is expected in Shanghai today
after yesterday's heaviest snowfall in 24 years, the national
weather authority forecast at 6am.
The snow will also sweep across eastern Hunan, southern Anhui,
southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and northern Jiangxi provinces,
according to the National Meteorological Center.
Sleet is forecast in some areas of southern and central Guizhou,
southern and central Hunan, central Jiangxi, and northern Guangxi
provinces.
The center required transportation, communication, railway and
electricity departments in these areas to prepare for
snowstorms.
The center advised people to avoid unnecessary outdoor
activities and be careful if going out.
Blizzards have been blamed for the deaths of at least 24 people
and stranded hundreds of thousands during the nation's busiest
holiday travel season.
The snow has caused a direct economic loss of 22.09 billion yuan
(US$3.07 billion), the Ministry of Civil Affairs said
yesterday.
(Shanghai Daily January 29, 2008)