A northern cold spell gripped much of northern and eastern
China yesterday, as local authorities issued terrible weather warnings and
launched (26) plans to ensure safe transportation in the
snow. The cold front, which brought snow showers mainly to
Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, (27) Beijing,
Tianjin, Hebei and Liaoning provinces, putting pressure on the post-Spring-
Festival travel (28) The bad weather has caused (29)
on roads, trains and airports. Several highways surrounding Beijing
were closed yesterday. Delays and (30) of flights at several
airports meant many (31) were unable to return to work after
the week- long holiday. "At least four flights of the China Eastern Airlines
were (32) because of the snow," said a (33)
with the airport in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China’s Gansu
Province. In Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning Province,
(34) . No major incidents of stranded passengers
at railway stations were reported. (35) . 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. (36)
.The seas in the east and south may also be hit with high winds.
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Local authorities issued travel warnings against the ,severe......