Heavy snow rain devastates southwest China

The heavy snow showers that started pouring into southwestern China from the evening of January 18 to the present have made the whole transport system paralyzed, many airports have to shut down, while the cold weather makes thousands households have no tap water to use.

In Guizhou Province, which is most heavily affected by this cold spell, Quy Duong Long Dong Bao international airport in Quy Duong capital was forced to close from January 18 to noon 19/1.

Also on the morning of January 19, at Quy Duong train station, two people were hospitalized because the roof of the station collapsed under the weight of snow . According to Guizhou Province Meteorological Observatory , it is expected that snow will continue to fall on January 20.

In Chongqing city, more than 10,000 people in Tien Giang district since January 17 have not had tap water to use due to low temperatures causing water to freeze, causing many water pipes to break.

On the morning of January 19, more than 800 vehicles lined up 10km long intertwined on the Guiyang-Tan Camp expressway covered with ice.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs on January 19 distributed 20,000 blankets and jackets to people in Yunnan province due to the cold weather. The two sections of the expressway in Yunnan province were divided into two, while the circulation along the expressways in Guizhou and Hunan from 18 hours (Beijing time) was delayed due to the slippery road. to slide.

The Ministry of Public Security of China on January 19 held a teleconference, which urged traffic police forces to rush to the severely affected areas to limit accidents as well as relieve The roads are congested.

Meanwhile, in Australia, the state of Queensland flooding has not improved yet, over the past few days, heavy rains have poured down on the river in Kerang, Southeastern Victoria. cause flooding and isolate the entire area.

At present, the floodwaters have submerged 72 towns and 1,770 houses in the Northern and Western Victoria regions, and have left more than 3,500 people evacuated.

According to a spokesman for Victoria's Emergency Department, flooding in the Kerang area this time is considered the highest in the last 100 years.

It is forecasted that in the coming days, flood levels will continue to rise, threatening to submerge some other places in this state.