Emergency response in place as blizzards hit eastern, central China

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Emergency response in place as blizzards hit eastern, central China

STORY: Emergency response in place as blizzards hit eastern, central China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: CHANGSHA/WUHAN/HEFEI/ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities of China and snow removal efforts 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI ZHIHUA, Party chief of Yanglousi Township of Linxiang City 3. various of cities of China and snow removal efforts STORYLINE: Heavy snowfall has enveloped some areas of central and eastern China since Wednesday, leading to transport disruption in several provinces amid the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush. In central China's Hubei Province, freezing rain and snow over the past few days have disrupted flights and railway traffic in several cities. According to the Hubei Airports Group Company, both runways at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport were closed from Saturday evening due to adverse weather. The airport initiated an emergency response for snow and ice removal early on Saturday, and the runways res

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