A heavy snowfall hit coastal city of Yantai in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday, prompting emergency response from local authorities to ensure the safety of the public.
In the city's Penglai District, local authorities quickly mobilized sanitation workers to remove snow from the roads by using a combination of manual and machine-powered methods.
"My shift consists of 30 workers, and each shift has been designated an area to clear, with the main streets prioritized," said Han Xiuzhi, a sanitation worker.
Highway departments have also mobilized personnel, equipment and vehicles to clear roads.
The Penglai International Airport in the city implemented de-icing procedures on runways and taxiways, employing specialized snow removal vehicles to ensure continued operation of the airport.
The snowfall in Yantai has now largely subsided.
Snow blankets coastal city in Shandong, prompting emergency response
A new group of child cancer patients was evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Jordan for medical treatment on Wednesday.
This time, Jordan received four children along with their 12 family members. With the assistance of the Jordanian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organization, they entered Jordan by land and were subsequently airlifted to a hospital by a helicopter for further treatment.
"It's very nice to be here with my family, and it's also wonderful to receive treatment in Jordan. We thank all the medical staff for their efforts. We've just arrived in Jordan after departing at 07:00 this morning," said a patient.
In February of this year, Jordanian King Abdullah II announced the country's readiness to immediately receive ailing children from Gaza. In the following month, Jordan launched the Jordanian Medical Corridor initiative and admitted the first group of patients. At that time, 29 sick children and 44 accompanying family members were transferred to Jordan. Seventeen of the children returned to Gaza on Tuesday after completing treatment at Jordanian medical facilities.
Under this initiative, Jordan aims to receive approximately 2,000 Gaza’s children suffering from cancer or other serious illnesses as quickly as possible.
The medical initiative is one of several humanitarian efforts by Jordan since the outbreak of the latest round of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023. The kingdom has also deployed field hospitals, sent convoys of medical and food aid, and carried out multiple evacuations of wounded individuals requiring care beyond what is currently available in the besieged enclave.
Four children evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for cancer treatment
