Thursday 31 January 2008

China Encounters Severe Snowfall

BBC News Learning English, 28/01/08.

China face severe snowfall this winter, for a decade China hasn't encounter such a catastrophic circumstances.

The huge snowfall causes delay of the Chinese transportation, around nineteen airports were forced closd.

More than 100,000 migrants workers are stranded in the Guangzhou railway station in the south of China.

However, it's a time for Chinese people get together with their family to celebrate the Spring Festival -- the most important holiday in China. For most of the migrant works, this is the only time for them to take long holiday.

The government also claimed to begin rationing power, and suspended coal exports.

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