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Heavy snow moves to Shandong
By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-04 15:16
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Heavy snow that brought chaos to Beijing and Tianjin is now moving eastward towards Shandong province, chinanews.com.cn reported on Monday.
China's central government is working to cope with the climate emergency that has gripped the capital with the Ministry of Public Security urging police forces to intensify patrols and clear snow on major road sections such as bridges, slopes and curves.
The Ministry of Education also called on local education authorities and universities to remove snow on school buildings and makeshift structures to prevent possible collapses and evacuate students early if necessary.
The Ministry of Agriculture has dispatched seven working teams to Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan and Guangdong provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to help farmers reinforce their vegetable greenhouse facilities to cope with heavy snow and low temperature to try to minimize the loss brought by the bad weather.
