21/02/2024 11:24 (UTC)

China activates snow and cold prevention measures in central China

Beijing (China), Feb 21 (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Wu Hao) The central Chinese province of Shanxi on Tuesday closed all its highways and suspended bus travel ahead of an incoming snowstorm, while the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a level IV response for low temperatures and snowfall in three other provinces in central China.

The Shanxi Provincial Meteorological Center raised the alert from blue to orange, the third most severe, for snowfall on local afternoon Tuesday.

FOOTAGE OF THE SNOW-COVERED FORBIDDEN CITY AS SEEN FROM JINGSHAN PARK AFTER SNOWFALL IN BEIJING, CHINA.

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Date: 21/02/2024 09:24 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Weather » Forecast
Weather
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Duration: 117 seconds
Reference: 55012968642
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