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| Fresh snow adds to China freeze | Fresh snow adds to China freeze |
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| More snow fell over parts of China already crippled by severe weather, as President Hu Jintao urged miners to help end power shortages. | |
| Some railways began to operate again, but many people remained unable to board packed trains to return home for next week's New Year holiday. | Some railways began to operate again, but many people remained unable to board packed trains to return home for next week's New Year holiday. |
| Central and southern areas are experiencing the worst snow in decades. | Central and southern areas are experiencing the worst snow in decades. |
| Storms have flattened houses, downed power lines and delayed vital deliveries of food and coal. | Storms have flattened houses, downed power lines and delayed vital deliveries of food and coal. |
| With millions reported to be without water and electricity, the Chinese government is working hard to convince people it is in control of the situation. | With millions reported to be without water and electricity, the Chinese government is working hard to convince people it is in control of the situation. |
| Misery of stranded millionsIn pictures: Mayhem in Hunan | Misery of stranded millionsIn pictures: Mayhem in Hunan |
| On Wednesday, President Hu Jintao visited a coal mine in Shanxi province. | On Wednesday, President Hu Jintao visited a coal mine in Shanxi province. |
| "Disaster-hit areas need coal and the power plants need coal," he told miners, according to Xinhua news agency. | "Disaster-hit areas need coal and the power plants need coal," he told miners, according to Xinhua news agency. |
| "I pay an early New Year call here to those miners who will not go back home to celebrate the Spring Festival for (the sake of) the coal production," he said. | "I pay an early New Year call here to those miners who will not go back home to celebrate the Spring Festival for (the sake of) the coal production," he said. |
| 'How long?' | 'How long?' |
| Snow has been falling in central and southern regions for over two weeks. | Snow has been falling in central and southern regions for over two weeks. |
| It has left dozens of people dead and damaged swathes of agricultural land, triggering warnings of food shortages due to wrecked crops. | It has left dozens of people dead and damaged swathes of agricultural land, triggering warnings of food shortages due to wrecked crops. |
| Chinese travellers are trying to get home for the Lunar New YearIn pictures | Chinese travellers are trying to get home for the Lunar New YearIn pictures |
| It has also hit the busiest travelling season, the run-up to Lunar New Year on 7 February. | It has also hit the busiest travelling season, the run-up to Lunar New Year on 7 February. |
| People, many of them poor migrant workers, have been stranded at stations across the region, while major highways have also been blocked. | People, many of them poor migrant workers, have been stranded at stations across the region, while major highways have also been blocked. |
| On Wednesday trains began operating out of Guangzhou, where hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded. | On Wednesday trains began operating out of Guangzhou, where hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded. |
| Daily passenger capacity was up to 400,000, official media said, but huge crowds still remained at the station. | Daily passenger capacity was up to 400,000, official media said, but huge crowds still remained at the station. |
| Graphic designer Cheng Xia, 28, was not optimistic. | Graphic designer Cheng Xia, 28, was not optimistic. |
| "The weather is still bad," he told the Associated Press news agency. "Once I get on a train, who knows how long I'll be on it? We could get stuck for three or four days." | "The weather is still bad," he told the Associated Press news agency. "Once I get on a train, who knows how long I'll be on it? We could get stuck for three or four days." |
| Officials had urged people not travel - a plea that many seemed to be heeding, Xinhua news agency said. | Officials had urged people not travel - a plea that many seemed to be heeding, Xinhua news agency said. |
| Still more snow was expected over the next few days and temperatures were expected to remain below freezing, forecasters said. | Still more snow was expected over the next few days and temperatures were expected to remain below freezing, forecasters said. |
| Have you been affected by the cold weather in southern China? Send us your pictures, some of which may be published. | Have you been affected by the cold weather in southern China? Send us your pictures, some of which may be published. |
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