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Blizzard hits NW China's Xinjiang

2010-01-07 11:18:05 GMT2010-01-07 19:18:05 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

A machine cleans snow on the road of Habahe County in Aletai, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2010. A blizzard hit Aletai on Wednesday and would be expected to stop by Jan. 6 according to local weather apartment. The area has seen continuous blizzard and sharp temperature drop since December in 2009, which leads to serious disasters in agriculture and livestock breeding. (Xinhua/Liu Xinhai)

Local residents clean snow on the road in Habahe County of Aletai, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Xinhai)

A machine cleans snow on the road of Habahe County in Aletai, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Xinhai)

A boy wrapping himself up goes to school in the snow in Habahe County in Aletai, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Xinhai)

A blizzard hit Aletai on Wednesday and would be expected to stop by Jan. 6 according to local weather apartment. The area has seen continuous blizzard and sharp temperature drop since December in 2009, which leads to serious disasters in agriculture and livestock breeding.

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