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Parts of China experience wide scope of cold waves, heavy snows

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Parts of China experience wide scope of cold waves, heavy snows

2024-11-27 14:39 Last Updated At:17:27

The National Meteorological Center lifted a warning for cold waves and heavy snows on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to pick up in most parts of central and eastern China but forecast a lingering strong snowfall and sharp temperature drop in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in the north and northeast in the following two days.

A major cold wave has swept a large swathe of north China and parts of the country's eastern region since Sunday, with many cities reporting snow or rain, and temperature drops. It is the first major cold wave to many of these regions. As of 08:00 Wednesday morning, a total of 90 highway sections in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning in the northeast, Shanxi, Hebei and Inner Mongolia in the north, Gansu in the northwest, Guizhou and Sichuan in the southwest, and Shandong in the east were closed due to snowfall and icy roads.

A snowstorm started to hit Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province on Monday, leaving a maximum accumulated snow depth of 39 centimeters, and forcing the suspension of all railways, highways, construction projects, sports venues and schools across the city from Tuesday.

From 20:00 Monday to 20:00 Tuesday, the precipitation at a meteorological station was 54.6 mm, far exceeding the 24-hour historical record of 37.0 mm from November 11 to 12, 2012.

A heavy snow also blanketed Tongliao City of Inner Mongolia from Sunday to Tuesday, bringing the largest snowfall of more than 10 mm and a temperatures drop by eight to ten degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, northern parts of Shanxi Province ushered in a snow from Tuesday afternoon. In order to ensure the safety of high-speed traffic, some highway sections were temporarily closed.

The Chinese capital city of Beijing also welcomed its first snow this winter on Tuesday night with snowflakes drifting in the air and covering the ground in white soon.

The city kept its blue alert for cold waves in place on Wednesday which it issued on Sunday.

China has a three-tier, color-coded weather warning system for cold waves, with orange representing the most severe weather, followed by yellow and blue.

Parts of China experience wide scope of cold waves, heavy snows

Parts of China experience wide scope of cold waves, heavy snows

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Ukraine uses US-made ATACMS to strike Kursk

2024-11-27 16:55 Last Updated At:17:07

Ukraine's armed forces used U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles to hit objects in Kursk region over the past three days, Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

A total of 13 such missiles were confirmed being fired by the Ukrainian forces. Ten of them were intercepted, but three hit objects, causing damage to a radar station of Russian forces and minor damage to the infrastructure of an airport in Kursk, said the Russian defense ministry.

The ministry also said that no causalities have been caused, and it is monitoring the situation and is preparing retaliatory measures in response to those attacks.

Ukraine's air forces said on Tuesday that Russia launched 188 drones in a nighttime attack across Ukraine from Monday evening to the early hours of Tuesday, marking the highest number deployed in a single attack.

Though the Ukrainian forces shot down about 80 drones, critical infrastructure in Ukraine, including the national power grid, was damaged.

The Ukrainian authorities have been working hard to restore power supply.

Air raid sirens sounded in Kiev in the early hours of Wednesday, Kiev's military administration said. And explosions were reported in the Ukrainian capital, according to the Ukrainian media.

Meanwhile, Kursk regional governor Alexei Smirnov issued a missile alert via social media in the early hours of Wednesday.

Ukraine uses US-made ATACMS to strike Kursk

Ukraine uses US-made ATACMS to strike Kursk

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