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Winter storms slow China to a crawl (Canwest, January 28)
SHANGHAI - Sleet and snow slowed China's financial capital to a crawl Monday as the worst winter storms in a decade turned the city into an icy, slushy mess and caused havoc in huge swathes of the rest of the country.
China's Meteorological Administration declared a "red alert" for snow in parts of central and eastern China Monday, while the Shanghai office issued an "orange alert," the second highest level, for the sprawling metropolis.
In Shanghai's downtown business district, morning rush hour looked like some kind of surrealistic comedy as one after another people slipped and fell as they made their way into offices. (Winter boots are not an essential part of every wardrobe here.)
Severe snowstorms batter China (IHT, January 28)
Severe snowstorms over broad swaths of eastern and central China have wreaked havoc on traffic throughout the country, creating gigantic passenger backups, spawning accidents and leaving at least 24 people dead, according to state news reports.
In many areas, where snow has continued falling for several days, the accumulation has been described as the heaviest in as many as five decades.
The impact of the severe weather was complicated by the timing of the storms, which arrived just before the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, when Chinese return to their family homes by the hundreds of millions.
Shanghaiist keeps you up to date with the mess in the city.
Winter storms slow China to a crawl (Canwest, January 28)
SHANGHAI - Sleet and snow slowed China's financial capital to a crawl Monday as the worst winter storms in a decade turned the city into an icy, slushy mess and caused havoc in huge swathes of the rest of the country.
China's Meteorological Administration declared a "red alert" for snow in parts of central and eastern China Monday, while the Shanghai office issued an "orange alert," the second highest level, for the sprawling metropolis.
In Shanghai's downtown business district, morning rush hour looked like some kind of surrealistic comedy as one after another people slipped and fell as they made their way into offices. (Winter boots are not an essential part of every wardrobe here.)
Severe snowstorms batter China (IHT, January 28)
Severe snowstorms over broad swaths of eastern and central China have wreaked havoc on traffic throughout the country, creating gigantic passenger backups, spawning accidents and leaving at least 24 people dead, according to state news reports.
In many areas, where snow has continued falling for several days, the accumulation has been described as the heaviest in as many as five decades.
The impact of the severe weather was complicated by the timing of the storms, which arrived just before the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, when Chinese return to their family homes by the hundreds of millions.
Shanghaiist keeps you up to date with the mess in the city.