The Beijing-Zhuhai expressway, which runs through the country
from south to north, was partially blocked again on Sunday,
officials said.
South-bound lanes were closed due to icy surfaces, although
north-bound ones remained open, they said. Soldiers and police were
de-icing the road with armored vehicles.
The expressway has been repeatedly closed and re-opened over the
past week due to unusual freezing weather in central and south
China.
The military logistics department on Sunday sent 100,000 quilts
by railway to central Hunan Province, which has been hard-hit by
the winter storm.
On Saturday, the air force sent three transporters to help ship
relief material from southern Guangdong Province to neighboring
Hunan.
(Xinhua News Agency February 4, 2008)