Blizzard in central China suspends school, grounds flights-Xinhua

Blizzard in central China suspends school, grounds flights

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Editor: huaxia

2023-12-11 13:06:30

This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2023 shows a city view after a heavy snow fall in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station.

Junior high schools, primary schools, and kindergartens in the city were suspended on Monday, and the educational bureau of Zhengzhou will further notify whether the suspension will remain on Tuesday.

The weather has also affected road, railway, and air traffic in the province.

On Monday morning, 22 flights were canceled at the Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, and related sections of 46 expressways were closed. Train operations, including many high-speed and inter-city trains, were also suspended, according to related authorities.

To date, several hundred alerts for heavy winds, heavy snow, cold waves, and icy roads have been issued in the province, with red alerts for heavy snow issued in many places.

People shovel snow from a footpath after a heavy snow fall in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)

A snowplow clears a road after a heavy snow fall in Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

People stand on a street amid heavy snow in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

A traffic policeman and a citizen clear a road together after a heavy snow fall in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

A sanitation worker trudges on a street amid heavy snow in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 10, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

Sanitation workers shovel snow from a footpath after a heavy snow fall in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

People trudge through snow on a street in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 11, 2023.

Blizzards have hit central China's Henan Province, with schools suspended and flights canceled in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Monday morning.

Within six hours, from late Sunday to early Monday, the precipitation at Zhengzhou station reached 14.2 mm, and the accumulated snow reached 10 cm, according to the city's weather station. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)