China: Heavy Snow Disrupts Travel

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 24th, 2008 | Trackback

Heavy snow disrupted travel in several provinces in central China at the beginning of the travel season for Lunar New Year. The holiday begins Feb. 7 but many Chinese travel weeks in advance to avoid the crush of travelers on trains and buses closer to the new year. Snow closed roads and caused dozens of flight cancellations in the provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Jiangsu and Shandong. Some 300,000 people experienced travel delays and at least 15 people died because of the weather, the heaviest snowfall in 17 years in some places.

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