22 Jan 2016 – Airports and highways were closed as the worst cold front in decades hit several Chinese provinces.
Highways in at least 12 provincial regions in northern, eastern and central China have been closed since 8 a.m. on Friday due to blizzards and snowstorms.
A large part of Jiangxi Province, in eastern China, was hit by snowstorms on Friday. The airport in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi, was closed Friday morning. Several sections of highway in the province were also closed.
Jiangxi’s coldest weather since 1992 is expected from Jan. 23 to 26.
Temperatures in Beijing dropped to minus 10C on Friday and were expected to hit a 30-year low of minus 17C from Saturday through Sunday, the Beijing meteorological station forecast.
The temperature in Genhe City in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region dropped to minus 47.8C on Thursday, nearing its historical record of minus 49.6 degrees. Icy fog clouded the street of the city, where fish vendors could snap a frozen fish into two pieces.
Ergune in Inner Mongolia and surrounding areas have seen temperatures fall to minus 40 degrees.
http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/50/50452.html
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link
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