2023-12-16 13:46:00
Tourists visit the famous Walls of China, which are covered in snow GREG BAKER/AFP – 15.12.2023 This Saturday (16), China issued an alert for freezing cold and warned that temperatures will reach historic lows in some areas of northern China. country. Meteorological authorities predicted on Saturday morning a cold wave over “most” of China that would last until Tuesday (19). See also International 4-month-old baby is found in tree after tornado destroys house where he lived International Hostages killed by mistake by the Israeli Army held a white flag International Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, dies at 86 years Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying that, “in some parts of northern China and regions along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers record temperatures could be reached, or close to the lowest level recorded for the same period of the year.” The first snowfall in Beijing caused delays in the transport system and canceled flights, while slippery tracks caused a collision in the city’s subway on Thursday night (14). More than 100 people were injured. Tourists in the capital braved the cold to visit sections of the Great Wall located in the mountains bordering the city, where an iconic monument was covered in snow. Aerial view of the Great Wall of China, which is in the north of the country, shows snow over the region GREG BAKER/AFP – 15.12.2023 The exceptionally cold weather is expected to spread to other parts of China, with temperatures reaching 0°C in the south from Guizhou province, about 300 km from the border with Vietnam. President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts in responding to emergencies”, state media reported late yesterday. With “high disaster risks” from the cold wave, “Xi said special attention should be paid to disaster prevention and rescue work,” according to Xinhua. “The supply capacity of coal, electricity, oil and gas must be strengthened, and work must be done to ensure that people have heat,” Xi said, quoted by Xinhua. The polar cold comes after a summer of record heat and devastating floods in northern China, which experts attribute to global warming.
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