Heavy snow closes highways in northeast China province
2010-11-08 13:32:14 GMT2010-11-08 21:32:14 (Beijing Time)
Xinhua English
The photo taken on Nov. 8, 2010 shows the closed Yingchengzi toll station on the Changchun-Liaoyuan Highway in northeast China's Jilin Province. Traffic control measures have been taken in parts of Jilin's provincial highway system after heavy snowfall hit most parts of Jilin since Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)
Delayed coach passengers wait for other transportation at the Yingchengzi toll station on the Changchun-Liaoyuan Highway in northeast China's Jilin Province. Traffic control measures have been taken in parts of Jilin's provincial highway system after heavy snowfall hit most parts of Jilin since Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)
A traffic policeman (R) works at the Yingchengzi toll station on the Changchun-Liaoyuan Highway in northeast China's Jilin Province. Traffic control measures have been taken in parts of Jilin's provincial highway system after heavy snowfall hit most parts of Jilin since Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)
CHANGCHUN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Three major highways in northeast China's Jilin Province were closed Monday following an overnight snowstorm.
The Changchun-Jilin-Tumen highway, the belt highway around the provincial capital Changchun City and Changchun-Liaoyuan highway were all closed, according to the provincial traffic police.
It is not known when the highways will be reopened.
The provincial meteorological station issued a blue alert, which is the lightest of the alerts, early Monday morning as snow could reach four millimeters or above on the ground within 12 hours in several cities.
The Changchun Longjia International Airport was also forced to close at 9:59 p.m. Sunday due to the heavy snow, stranding thousands of people. But the airport managed to reopen at around 2 p.m. Monday after more than twenty hours of de-icing, according to an airport official.
