Snowstorms affect 1m people in China (November 17, 2009, Xinhua)
Heavy snow has affected more than one million people in eastern and central China Monday, damaging crops and delaying air travel. About 663,000 residents in east China's Anhui Province were affected, with direct economic losses amounting to 60.8 million yuan ($8.9 million), local authorities said. Snowstorms also affected about 533,000 residents in the central province of Hubei, causing a direct economic loss of 74.8 million yuan. Heavy snow damaged 18,716 hectares of crops, forced the relocation of 1,799 residents and led to the collapse of 878 houses in Hubei.
Heavy snow has affected more than one million people in eastern and central China Monday, damaging crops and delaying air travel. About 663,000 residents in east China's Anhui Province were affected, with direct economic losses amounting to 60.8 million yuan ($8.9 million), local authorities said. Snowstorms also affected about 533,000 residents in the central province of Hubei, causing a direct economic loss of 74.8 million yuan. Heavy snow damaged 18,716 hectares of crops, forced the relocation of 1,799 residents and led to the collapse of 878 houses in Hubei.
