CHINA: Millions hit by worst snowfall in 50 years
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China is enduring its worst snowfalls in half a century. The bad weather has paralysed air, rail and road transport one week ahead of the busy Chinese New Year holiday. The rain and heavy snow over the past two weeks has affected up to 80 million people in 14 provinces from Xinjiang in the Northwest to Fujian in the South. Premier Wen Jianbo rushed to Hunan to calm tens of thousands of angry passengers stranded at the city's main railway station.
Presenter: Dian Islamiati
Speakers: Professor Jia Hua Pan, economist with the Chinese Academy of Social Science in Beijing; Jia Mei Yan heads of Disaster Mitigation department at China's Meteorological Administration.
