Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili arrived in snow-and-ice hit
Zhejiang Province on Sunday to guide the disaster relief work.
Leading a work team dispatched by the State Council, China's
cabinet, Chen met repair workers and administrators working to
de-ice the freeways in the eastern province.
Snow has been falling in the country's eastern, central and
southern regions for nearly three weeks. Zhejiang is one of the
provinces worst hit by a snow storm that has lasted several
days.
Chen urged repair of damaged electricity transmission equipment
as soon as possible and to double efforts for de-icing work on
roads.
She told local officials to prepare further for a possible
worsening of the situation in the upcoming days around the Spring
Festival and to pay more attention to the living conditions of
common people.
(Xinhua News Agency February 4, 2008)