It was the heaviest snowfall in Liaoning Province to date.
Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning
Province, closed for 5 hours due to snow but reopened at 18:30 on
the same day; air flights are being rescheduled.
Five highways in Shenyang were closed to traffic, including
highways from Shenyang to Harbin, Shenyang to Zhangwu, Shenyang to
Nanzamu, Shenyang to Dandong and the highway around Shenyang City.
Some sections and toll stations of the highways from Shenyang to
Dalian and Shenyang to Shanhaiguan were shut down. Long-distance
buses were also delayed or cancelled in the city. Only Shenyang
Railway Bureau has reported that railway services are in good
running order.
The first heavy snow also hit most areas of Jilin Province with
low temperature in some areas reaching -15℃ and the mercury dipping
down to -18℃ in others. Longjia International Airport in Changchun,
the capital city of Jilin Province, was closed. All the highways in
the province were also shut down.
The snow hit some areas in Heilongjiang Province at noon on
November 19. Taiping International Airport in Harbin, the capital
city, closed temporarily but resumed operations at 19:00 the same
day. The closure affected more than 40 air flights. The highway
from Harbin to Shuangcheng and the highway around the Harbin city
remained closed.
(China.org.cn by Yang Xi, November 20, 2007)
