Police rescue over 200 stranded by avalanche in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Police rescue over 200 stranded by avalanche in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police helping clear the blocked roads STORYLINE: An avalanche hit a highway in Altay Prefecture in China's Xinjiang, leaving 54 vehicles and over 200 individuals stranded amid freezing temperatures. Upon receiving the reports, local police immediately dispatched snowplows, worked to clear the road, and distributed emergency supplies. After more than 2 hours of efforts, the road was cleared for the stranded vehicles. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Odesa in snow

Odesa in snow

ODESA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 09, 2024 - Snowplows on the streets of Odesa, southern Ukraine.

#CHINA-LOW TEMPERATURES-COUNTERMEASURES (CN)

#CHINA-LOW TEMPERATURES-COUNTERMEASURES (CN)

(231217) -- YANTAI, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Snowplows clear snow in the street in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 16, 2023. Countermeasures have been taken to prevent or alleviate impacts inflicted by extensive snowfall and other freezing conditions. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-BLIZZARDS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-BLIZZARDS (CN)

(231106) -- HARBIN, Nov. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Snowplows remove snow on a street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2023. Heilongjiang issued a red alert on Sunday for blizzards, according to the local meteorological service. Multiple cities in the province are expected to experience heavy snowfall, with accumulative precipitation ranging between 20 mm to 40 mm, from Sunday evening to Monday evening, according to the forecast. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-BLIZZARDS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-BLIZZARDS (CN)

(231106) -- HARBIN, Nov. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Snowplows work on a street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2023. Heilongjiang issued a red alert on Sunday for blizzards, according to the local meteorological service. Multiple cities in the province are expected to experience heavy snowfall, with accumulative precipitation ranging between 20 mm to 40 mm, from Sunday evening to Monday evening, according to the forecast. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Snow removed from road in northeastern Japan

Snow removed from road in northeastern Japan

Snowplows clear snow from the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, on March 27, 2020. The road that has been closed partly during winter will reopen for cars on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Workers use snowplows to remove snow from a street in the central Japanese city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture on Feb. 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo