Special Report: China's war on snow havoc

    BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Traffic in disaster-hit China has largely been back to normal, with only a few highway sections still being closed due to frozen road surface, the Ministry of Public Security said here Saturday.

    Traffic was smooth on the Beijing- Zhuhai expressway, a north-south trunk road.

    The trunk road saw a surging flow of traffic at the section bordering Guangdong and central Hunan Province, with 3,832 vehicles heading south, up 70 percent from Friday, and 5,760 vehicles heading north, down 20 percent, according to the ministry.

    In east China's Zhejiang Province, a section of the No. 13 provincial highway, a section of the No. 22 provincial highway and two section of the No. 20 provincial highways remained closed to vehicles because of icy surfaces.

    Road to the scenic Daming Mountain in Nanning, capital city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, was still sealed, as workers were clearing fallen trees and repairing cave-ins on the road.

    Six sections of highway in north China's Shaanxi Province were either under traffic control or were blocked at night, the ministry said.

    More than 140,000 police officers and 45,000 police cars were deployed on roads nationwide to ensure safe and smooth traffic during the traditional Spring Festival.

    By 6:00 p.m. Saturday, no major accident with three or more killed were reported, according to the ministry.

    The snow, the heaviest in five decades in many places, has been falling in China's eastern, central and southern regions for almost a month. It has caused death, structural collapse, blackouts, traffic chaos and livestock and crop losses in 19 provinces, municipalities and regions.

China's Spring Festival return-trip transport spree to appear on Monday

    BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese transportation departments forecast that the return-trip travel peak of the Spring Festival may come on Monday, as millions of people will return to work after holiday travels or festive family gatherings. Full story

China's snowstorm-hit areas recovering gradually

    BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Life in snowstorm-hit areas in south and east China provinces is gradually returning to normal as disrupted transport and power supply being resumed and living conditions improved day by day, according to the latest release on Saturday by the disaster relief and emergency command center under the State Council. Full story

All affected airports reopen after snow disaster

    GUIYANG, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- An airport in the southwestern province of Guizhou resumed operation on Friday, marking the normalization of China's entire airport services after disruption by snowstorms.

    Liping airport in Guizhou reopened at noon after ice thawed from runways and other weather conditions recovered, according to the airport administration. Full story