Special
Report: Spring Festival Special
2008
Special Report:
China's war on snow
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Passengers queue to enter the platform
in the Lanzhou railway station in northwest China's Gansu Province on Feb.
12, 2008. China's post-Lunar New Year holiday travel peak began to hit
China's roads on Monday, with 44.6 million people traveling by bus, an
increase of 16.5 million from the previous day, the Ministry of
Communications said Monday. (Xinhua Photo)
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More snow forecast as China gears up for post-holiday travel
peak
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's transport authorities
are gearing up for the post-Lunar New Year holiday travel peak on Tuesday amid
forecasts of fresh snow.
Most of south China would see moderate snow and rain in
the next three days, while sleet and snow were expected for the already hard-hit
southwestern province of Guizhou, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
said Monday. Full story
Transportation remains grim as travel
peak looms
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua)-- China's
government task force tackling snow snarl alerted on Sunday night the
transportation situation remained grim as the new travel peak loomed, despite of
the initial victory achieved.
We have reaped the final victory
of ensuring smooth transportation amid snow after major highways and railways
have resumed normal order, the Disaster Relief and Emergency Command Center
under the State Council said in a notice.
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