Fighting against heavy snow!

Fighting against heavy snow!
Jan 29, 2008 21:32
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Recently, many parts in China have been hit by heavy snow. Those most affected areas are those southern provinces and cities, such as Guizhou, Anhui, Hunan, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Guangdong Provinces. Due to the heavy snow, electricity supply has also been affected. On Jan 29, Guizhou provincial government announed to limit electricity supply in large areas because some major power plants have stopped working, lacking of coal. On the other hand, many people on their way back home have been trapped in the railway station, airports or buses on the highway. In Guangzhou Baiyun airport, there were about 14000 passengers trapped. About 60000 passengers were trapped in Guangzhou railway station because the trunk line between Beijing and Guangzhou were blocked by the heavy snow. The highway between Beijing and Zhuhai was also stopped to pass through. According to the news, 24 people were killed and 77.86 million people were affected by heavy snow in 14 provinces, including Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan. To cope with the disaster, the central government has allocated 126 million yuan in aid to six provinces and an autonomous region hit hard by icy rain and heavy snow. Meanwhile, 158,000 PLA soldiers, 303,000 paramilitary member and 1 million police have been dispatched to the affected areas to fight against heavy snow. Good news! The news said that the eight airports closed due to the bad weather have been reopened yesterday, included are Nanchang, Nanjing, Guiyang, Hefei, Zhangjiajie, Changde, Wuhan and Changsha. The highway between Beijing and Zhuhai is likely to open before 18 o’clock today. The trunk line between Beijing and Guangzhou is also to open today. No.1 Premier Wen Jiabao speaks loudly to the passengers trapped in Changsha railway station.

Jan 29, 2008 21:32

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Recently, many parts in China have been hit by heavy snow. Those most affected areas are those southern provinces and cities, such as Guizhou, Anhui, Hunan, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Guangdong Provinces. Due to the heavy snow, electricity supply has also been affected. On Jan 29, Guizhou provincial government announed to limit electricity supply in large areas because some major power plants have stopped working, lacking of coal. On the other hand, many people on their way back home have been trapped in the railway station, airports or buses on the highway. In Guangzhou Baiyun airport, there were about 14000 passengers trapped. About 60000 passengers were trapped in Guangzhou railway station because the trunk line between Beijing and Guangzhou were blocked by the heavy snow. The highway between Beijing and Zhuhai was also stopped to pass through. According to the news, 24 people were killed and 77.86 million people were affected by heavy snow in 14 provinces, including Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan.

To cope with the disaster, the central government has allocated 126 million yuan in aid to six provinces and an autonomous region hit hard by icy rain and heavy snow. Meanwhile, 158,000 PLA soldiers, 303,000 paramilitary member and 1 million police have been dispatched to the affected areas to fight against heavy snow.

Good news! The news said that the eight airports closed due to the bad weather have been reopened yesterday, included are Nanchang, Nanjing, Guiyang, Hefei, Zhangjiajie, Changde, Wuhan and Changsha. The highway between Beijing and Zhuhai is likely to open before 18 o’clock today. The trunk line between Beijing and Guangzhou is also to open today.

No.1 Premier Wen Jiabao speaks loudly to the passengers trapped in Changsha railway station.

Jan 29, 2008 21:34	#1
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.2 Railway staffs cleaning the snow on the railway.

Jan 29, 2008 21:35	#2
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.3 Loading coal to meet the urgent demand of power plants along the Yangtze River.

Jan 29, 2008 21:37	#3
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.4 Soldiers pushing a truck on the highway.

Jan 29, 2008 21:39	#4
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.5 Traffic policeman help the truck pass through the toll.

Jan 29, 2008 21:42	#5
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.6 Three staffs sacrificed their lives when cleaning the ice and snow.

Jan 29, 2008 21:44	#6
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.7 Farm produce fair collapsed in Chaohu city in Anhui.

Jan 29, 2008 21:46	#7
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.8 Cars were blocked on the bridge in Nanchang.

Jan 29, 2008 21:47	#8
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.9 People cleaning ice and snow on the road in Guilin, Guangxi.

Jan 29, 2008 21:49	#9
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	No.10 Passengers stranded at the Guiyang Railway Station.

Jan 30, 2008 02:05	#10
GUEST34217	hi! i will be arriving in guang zhou east railway station tomorrow. How's the situatiion there? as mentioned, passengers were trapped in guang zhou station, is this station the same as guang zhou east railway station? many thanks for the help.

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