Heavy Snow Storms in Northern China Kill 40

Heavy Snow Storms in Northern China Kill 40

www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/14/world/AP-AS-China-Snow-Storms.html?scp=1&sp=snow%20china&st=cse

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published:November 14, 2009

Summary

Abnormal early snow storms in northern China have killed 40 people, have destroyed thousands of buildings and five hundred thousand acres of winter crops. The minastry of civil affairs of China said that nineteen of the deaths were caused by traffic accidents related to the snow storms that started November 9th. This snow storm have broken records of being the heaviest of several Northern China provences. It is estimated that the losses sum up to 4.5 billion yuan equivelent to 659 million dollers. One provence in three days accumulated one point eight feet of snow. More than 7.5 million people have been stranded or affected by the storms, 158,000 people were evacuated. In some areas highways have been closed, schools have been destroyed and they've sent rescue teams to rescue people from their homes.