Snow and sleet have severely damaged the power facilities around
Chenzhou, in central China's Hunan Province, since mid-January, and
the electricity crisis has caused major disruptions to people days
before the Chinese Spring Festival.
A main street in Chenzhou,
central China's Hunan Province is seen during a blackout on
February 2, 2008.
Xia Jiatao (R) has supper
with his family by candlelight during a blackout in Chenzhou,
central China's Hunan Province on February 2, 2008.
Cao Shujian, a primary
student, does his homework by candlelight during a blackout in
Chenzhou, central China's Hunan Province on February 2,
2008.
Cao Juan, a Chenzhou
resident, smiles with her new-born twin girls beside her in a
hospital in Chenzhou, central China's Hunan Province on February 1,
2008.
(Xinhua News Agency February 3, 2008)
