A northern cold spell gripped much of northern and eastern China yesterday, as local authorities issued terrible weather warnings and launched (36)________plans to ensure safe transportation in the snow.
The cold front, which brought snow showers mainly to Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, (37)________Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Liaoning provinces, putting pressure on the post-Spring-Festival travel (38)________The bad weather has caused (39)________on roads, trains and airports. Several highways surrounding Beijing were closed yesterday. Delays and (40)________ of flights at several airports meant many (41)________were unable to return to work after the week-long holiday. "At least four flights of the China Eastern Airlines were (42)________because of the snow," said a (43)________with the airport in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China’’s Gansu Province. In Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’’s Liaoning Province, (44)________________.
No major incidents of stranded passengers at railway stations were reported. (45)________________. Rail conditions in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’’s Henan Province, have returned to normal after the station launched an emergency plan on Sunday in response to the heavy snow, and evacuated tens of thousands of passengers. (46)________________. The seas in the east and south may also be hit with high winds.