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Emergency response in place as blizzards hit eastern, central China

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STORY: Emergency response in place as blizzards hit eastern, central China
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:01
LOCATION: CHANGSHA/WUHAN/HEFEI/ZHENGZHOU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of cities of China and snow removal efforts
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI ZHIHUA, Party chief of Yanglousi Township of Linxiang City
3. various of cities of China and snow removal efforts

STORYLINE:

Heavy snowfall has enveloped some areas of central and eastern China since Wednesday, leading to transport disruption in several provinces amid the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush.

In central China's Hubei Province, freezing rain and snow over the past few days have disrupted flights and railway traffic in several cities.

According to the Hubei Airports Group Company, both runways at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport were closed from Saturday evening due to adverse weather.

The airport initiated an emergency response for snow and ice removal early on Saturday, and the runways resumed operations on Sunday and Monday respectively.

China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. said on Sunday that it planned to suspend the operation of 141 round trips.
   
The railway authority has organized nearly 3,000 employees to conduct snow removal at nearly 4,000 sets of railroad switches to ensure the smooth functioning of railway tracks.

In the neighboring Hunan Province, authorities are trying to reach four villages in the city of Linxiang after fallen trees blocked roads and knocked out power supplies and telecommunication for more than 2,000 villagers.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI ZHIHUA, Party chief of Yanglousi Township of Linxiang City
"The freezing weather has caused damage to our town. It disrupted road traffic and power supply, and caused communication failure."

Railway authorities in Hunan have imposed speed restrictions on two high-speed railways, leading to delays for some trains. 

On Monday, China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd. suspended 58 trains, including 49 passing through the province.

Since Saturday, the Ministry of Emergency Management and two other government departments have dispatched disaster relief supplies to Anhui, Hubei and Guizhou, including cotton-padded coats and quilts.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha/Wuhan/Hefei/Zhengzhou, China.
(XHTV)

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