Chinese premier visits blizzard-hit province to oversee rescue work

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Stranded cars are seen on a snow-covered street in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 10, 2009.(Xinhua/Gong Zhihong)
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SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao went to in snow-ravaged Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, by train on Thursday afternoon to oversee relief work.

Upon arrival, Wen visited passengers in the waiting room of the railway station.

He also went to a border section between Hebei and Shanxi provinces to visit stranded passengers on the Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan expressway and to inspect the disaster situation.

Snow hit many parts of north China in the past days, causing deadly traffic accidents and highway closures and leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded at major airports and expressways.

Cleaners work at a snow-covered street in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 10, 2009.(Xinhua/Gong Zhihong)
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Blizzard hits north China, paralyzes major cities

  SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Snow hit many parts of north China Wednesday, causing deadly traffic accidents and highway closures and leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded at major airports.

  Heavy snow blanketed Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, for a second day and paralyzed all transport, including aviation and highway services, provincial authorities said Wednesday.

Four children die in China school canteen collapses as snow continues

  SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Four children had died and 35 were injured when two school canteens in northern China collapsed in heavy snow since Wednesday, the local authority said Thursday.

  The canteen of Longfeng Private Primary School at Mingguan Town, Yongnian County, Hebei Procince, collapsed at about 6 p.m. Wednesday when the pupils were dining, a county government spokesman said.

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